# Erika (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/erika/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Erica, Ericka, Erykah |
| US babies named this | 126,212 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 548 / 125,664 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,945, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Spelling variant of Erica, the feminine form of Eric, or borrowed directly from modern Scandinavia, ultimately from Old Norse Eiríkr.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 548 | 529 |
| 2012 | 556 | 540 |
| 2013 | 460 | 611 |
| 2014 | 421 | 677 |
| 2015 | 391 | 725 |
| 2016 | 383 | 745 |
| 2017 | 367 | 758 |
| 2018 | 299 | 899 |
| 2019 | 295 | 903 |
| 2020 | 248 | 1,017 |
| 2021 | 224 | 1,104 |
| 2022 | 190 | 1,261 |
| 2023 | 239 | 1,053 |
| 2024 | 212 | 1,143 |
| 2025 | 213 | 1,109 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 33 | 1,852 |
| 1987 | 29 | 2,078 |
| 1988 | 25 | 2,393 |
| 1989 | 42 | 1,810 |
| 1990 | 24 | 2,724 |
| 1991 | 23 | 2,856 |
| 1992 | 16 | 3,804 |
| 1993 | 19 | 3,410 |
| 1994 | 11 | 5,205 |
| 1995 | 10 | 5,626 |
| 1996 | 8 | 6,694 |
| 1997 | 7 | 7,535 |
| 1998 | 10 | 5,969 |
| 2000 | 11 | 6,041 |
| 2004 | 8 | 8,372 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 58 | 673 |
| 2012 | 79 | 536 |
| 2013 | 64 | 639 |
| 2014 | 82 | 516 |
| 2015 | 94 | 461 |
| 2016 | 86 | 503 |
| 2017 | 99 | 442 |
| 2018 | 98 | 442 |
| 2019 | 90 | 469 |
| 2020 | 85 | 472 |
| 2021 | 69 | 567 |
| 2022 | 51 | 718 |
| 2023 | 56 | 647 |
| 2024 | 59 | 654 |
| 2025 | 39 | 894 |

## People named Erika

- Erika Eleniak, American-Canadian actress of Estonian-Ukrainian descent (born 1969)
- Erika Mann, German actress and writer (1905-1969)
- Erika Vikman, Finnish singer and songwriter
- Erika Christensen, American actress
- Erika Salumäe, Estonian cyclist, sportsperson and politician (born 1962)
- Erika Kirk, American businesswoman and podcaster (born 1988)
- Erika Kirpu, Estonian fencer (born 1992)
- Erika Alexander, American actress, writer, producer, entrepreneur, and activist (born 1969)
- Erika Mahringer, Austrian female alpine skier (1924–2018)
- Érika Cristiano dos Santos, Brazilian association football player
- Erika Böhm-Vitense, German-American astronomer
- Erika Hilton, Brazilian politician

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.