Where is Erik from?
My guess is...
Sweden
16%
Norway
12%
Netherlands
9%
I'm 99% certain Erik is Male.
According to a dataset of 33484, the average Erik is around 48 years old.
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Learn about the name Erik
Meaning of the name Erik
Scandinavian form of Eric. This was the name of kings of Sweden, Denmark and Norway. King Erik IX of Sweden (12th century) is the patron saint of that country.
Characteristics of the name Erik
| Origins | German, English, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Finnish, Croatian, Slovene, Estonian |
| Pronounced | EH-rik(Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Czech, German, Dutch) |
| Gender | Masculine |
| Traits | strong, refined, serious, simple, mature, classic, formal, upper class, strange, nerdy, wholesome |
How do we know this about Erik
(and is it secret spies?)
We use a combination of data from the internet, and our own Machine Learning models to make these predictions.
In a gist, we use a Machine Learning model trained on a diverse global dataset of 100m+ names, and use it to predict different traits for a person based on first name!
NameGuessr guesses a person's nationality, age, and gender based on their name. We also try to give insightful info around the name's origin, name meaning, and name pronounciation.