The first name Erika
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Spelling variant of Erica, the feminine form of Eric, or borrowed directly from modern Scandinavia, ultimately from Old Norse Eiríkr.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 39 girls were named Erika, making it the 894th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2017, with 99 births (#442).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Erika with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Erika at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 213 girls born in the United States were named Erika, the 1,109th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1990, when 4,569 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Nicknames and spellings
Famous people named Erika
65 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Erika EleniakAmerican-Canadian actress of Estonian-Ukrainian descent (born 1969)
- Erika MannGerman actress and writer (1905-1969)
- Erika VikmanFinnish singer and songwriter, born 1993
- Erika ChristensenAmerican actress, born 1982
- Erika SalumäeEstonian cyclist, sportsperson and politician (born 1962)
- Erika KirkAmerican businesswoman and podcaster (born 1988)
- Erika KirpuEstonian fencer (born 1992)
- Erika AlexanderAmerican actress, writer, producer, entrepreneur, and activist (born 1969)
- Erika MahringerAustrian female alpine skier (1924–2018)
- Érika Cristiano dos SantosBrazilian association football player, born 1988
- Erika Böhm-VitenseGerman-American astronomer, 1923–2017
- Erika HiltonBrazilian politician, born 1992
Questions
- What does the name Erika mean?
- Spelling variant of Erica, the feminine form of Eric, or borrowed directly from modern Scandinavia, ultimately from Old Norse Eiríkr.
- How popular is the name Erika?
- In 2025, 39 girls born in England and Wales were named Erika, ranking 894th. Its peak was 2017, with 99 births.
- Is Erika a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 126,212 US babies named Erika since 1880 were girls.
- When was Erika most popular?
- 1990 in the United States, when 4,569 babies were named Erika, its highest rank at 74th.
- What are other spellings of Erika?
- Erica, Ericka and Erykah.