Erik vs Fredrik
Erik and Fredrikcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Erik was ranked #64 and Fredrik #82 among boys in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2017, Erik was ranked #272 and Fredrik #710 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Erik was ranked #418 and Fredrik #3254 among boys in England and Wales.
Erik and Fredrik over time
Erik and Fredrik appear together in 2 published lists, across 109 years of shared records. Erik held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Fredrik in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Erik and Fredrik changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #64 and #82.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 81 shared years in Norway · Boys, Erik and Fredrik averaged 59.3 places apart, ending at #64 and #82.
- Longest-running competitions
Erik and Fredrik were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #64 and #82.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Erik #310 in 2021, Fredrik #1111 in 2020.
List by list
Norway · Boys81 shared years, 1945–2025
Erik held the stronger position in 56 of those years, Fredrik in 25.
Highest recorded here: Erik #15 in 1981, Fredrik #6 in 1989.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Erik #64, Fredrik #82.
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1996–2024
Erik held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Fredrik in 0.
Highest recorded here: Erik #310 in 2021, Fredrik #1111 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Erik #418, Fredrik #3254.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Erik | Fredrik |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Traditionally interpreted as 'eternal ruler' or 'honoured ruler'; historically a name borne by kings of Sweden, Denmark and Norway. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Old Norse | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈeːrɪk/ | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #64 (2025) | Norway · Boys #82 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Erik has a recorded origin (Old Norse); Fredrik does not have one recorded yet.
- Erik and Fredrik both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Erik; Fredrik doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Erik
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #27 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #15 among boys in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #64 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Fredrik
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #137 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in Norway, in 1989 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #82 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys