Erika

Meaning: Eternal ruler
Origin: Variant of Erica (from Old Norse)

Girl's name · #1109 in the US (2025) · 80s wave

Popularity over time

Erika's best rank, #73, came in 1989; it has stepped well back to #1109 today. Roughly 126,000 girls have been named Erika since 1908.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 21 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#203 in Norway (2025) · #218 in Ecuador (2025) · #246 in Mexico (2024) · #303 in Poland (2025) · #447 in Scotland (2025) · #648 in Ireland (2025) · #782 in Austria (2025) · #907 in England & Wales (2025) · #964 in Belgium (2025) · #1,144 in France (2025) · #1,200 in Sweden (2025) · #1,244 in Switzerland (2025) and 1 more.

Famous Erikas

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)

In stories & tradition

Erika^it — Pokémon
Erika Hernandez^nl — Losing the Peace (book)
Erika Kurumi^ko — HeartCatch PreCure! (anime series)

What Erikas become

Among 2,198 notable people named Erika:

Entertainers appear 1.84× more often than among typical names — e.g. Erika Eleniak, American-Canadian actress of Estonian-Ukrainian descent (born 1969).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Erica (#1399) and Ericka (#2624), Erika would rank around #659 with about 440 births last year — the newborns split about 49/36/15 across Erika, Erica, and Ericka.

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