Erika

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: German

Meaning

The given name Erika is a female name with multiple meanings of Classical Latin, Old Norse, and Japanese origin. Erika and the variants Erica, Ericka, or Ereka are feminine forms of Eric, derived from the Old Norse name Eirรญkr.

From Wikipedia

Erika first appears in the data in 1999 and has been recorded in 26 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2003 with 1,554 babies (rank #34 that year). In 2024 it was given to 84 girls (rank #224). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Erika

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Erika yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

14,630
Total babies (all years)
26
Years in the data
1,554
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19991,144#47
20001,343#42
20011,248#47
2002904#57
20031,554#34
20041,223#46
2005855#62
2006795#60
2007649#71
2008632#75
2009567#78
2010505#87
2011437#95
2012366#102
2013352#106
2014272#124
2015281#123
2016252#128
2017220#138
2018205#142
2019174#150
2020168#156
2021142#173
2022119#192
2023115#189
202484#224