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Erika

Gender

Female

Origin

Norse
Ever-powerful.
Honorable ruler
German
Hungarian
Scandinavian
Swedish

Syllables

3

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Erika

Pronunciation

e-ri-ka

Famous People

Actress Erika Christensen, Actress Erika Slezak, Actress Erika Eleniak

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1989 (rank #1794, 42 births); most recent 2004 (rank #8139, 8 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1990 (rank #74, 4,566 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1109, 213 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–213
2024–211
2023–238
2022–189
2021–224
2020–248
2019–294
2018–299
2017–366
2016–383

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #442, 99 births); most recent 2025 (rank #894, 39 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202539
202459
202356
202251
202169
202085
201990
201898
201799
201686

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 1983 (rank #140, 431 births); most recent 2023 (rank #849, 46 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
202346
202240
202167
202063
201957
201861
201771
201670
201550
201469

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #153, 29 births); most recent 2025 (rank #590, 5 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
20255
20245
20236
20224
20215
20209
201910
201815
201710
20169

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #286, 13 births); most recent 2025 (rank #429, 7 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
20257
20244
2023–
20224
20216
20205
201913
20187
20174
20168

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2005 (rank #226, 7 births); most recent 2023 (rank #391, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
20233
2022–
2021–
2020–
20194
2018–
20174
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1992 (rank #104, 39 births); most recent 2018 (rank #461, 8 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
20188
20179
20167
20158
201411

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence