Erika
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ERR-i-ka
- Origin
- Old Norse
- UK rank, 2025
- #836 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,109 for girls
Erika is a girls' name of Old Norse origin, meaning “eternal ruler”. In 2025 it ranked 836th for girls in the UK (46 babies) and 1,109th for girls in the US (213 babies).
What does Erika mean?
Old Norse: feminine of Erik
“eternal ruler”
German and Scandinavian feminine form of Erik.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Erika a girl's or a boy's name?
Erika is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 46 girls in the UK and 213 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Erika in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #836among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 46about 1 in 6,100 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 44% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 46 girls in the UK were named Erika, making it the 836th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 489th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 107 girls.
2025 had fewer girls named Erika than any year since 2000.
Half of all the girls named Erika in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 121 girls in the UK were given Erika or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #389, up from #836 for this spelling alone.
- Erica 75
- Erika 46
Among girls in 2025, it was 894th in England and Wales and 429th in Scotland.
Erika in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46 | #836 |
| 2024 | 63 | #659 |
| 2023 | 61 | #654 |
| 2022 | 55 | #728 |
| 2021 | 75 | #578 |
| 2020 | 90 | #489 |
| 2019 | 107 | #440 |
| 2018 | 105 | #469 |
| 2017 | 107 | #458 |
| 2016 | 97 | #490 |
| 2015 | 103 | #468 |
| 2014 | 98 | #489 |
| 2013 | 70 | #642 |
| 2012 | 82 | #565 |
| 2011 | 69 | #636 |
| 2010 | 77 | #572 |
| 2009 | 57 | #707 |
| 2008 | 87 | #498 |
| 2007 | 90 | #484 |
| 2006 | 85 | #494 |
| 2005 | 71 | #525 |
| 2004 | 50 | #648 |
| 2003 | 47 | #668 |
| 2002 | 48 | #629 |
| 2001 | 66 | #496 |
| 2000 | 43 | #654 |
| 1999 | 62 | #521 |
| 1998 | 72 | #467 |
| 1997 | 74 | #459 |
| 1996 | 48 | #568 |
How popular is Erika in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,109among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 213about 1 in 7,500 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 213 girls in the US were named Erika, making it the 1,109th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,015th. Its busiest year was 1990, with 4,569 girls. It first appears in the records in 1908.
Half of all the girls named Erika in the US since 1880 were born between 1980 and 1996, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 435 girls in the US were given Erika or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #663, up from #1,109 for this spelling alone.
Erika in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 213 | #1,109 |
| 2024 | 212 | #1,140 |
| 2023 | 239 | #1,051 |
| 2022 | 190 | #1,259 |
| 2021 | 224 | #1,103 |
| 2020 | 248 | #1,015 |
| 2019 | 295 | #903 |
| 2018 | 299 | #899 |
| 2017 | 367 | #758 |
| 2016 | 383 | #745 |
| 2015 | 391 | #725 |
| 2014 | 421 | #675 |
| 2013 | 460 | #611 |
| 2012 | 556 | #539 |
| 2011 | 548 | #529 |
| 2010 | 728 | #429 |
| 2009 | 862 | #374 |
| 2008 | 1,017 | #331 |
| 2007 | 1,279 | #265 |
| 2006 | 1,431 | #238 |
| 2005 | 1,617 | #216 |
| 2004 | 1,773 | #192 |
| 2003 | 1,818 | #178 |
| 2002 | 1,960 | #167 |
| 2001 | 2,230 | #147 |
| 2000 | 2,735 | #123 |
| 1999 | 2,325 | #137 |
| 1998 | 2,672 | #124 |
| 1997 | 2,898 | #111 |
| 1996 | 3,078 | #106 |
| 1995 | 3,288 | #102 |
| 1994 | 3,584 | #90 |
| 1993 | 4,010 | #85 |
| 1992 | 4,342 | #80 |
| 1991 | 4,310 | #84 |
| 1990 | 4,569 | #74 |
| 1989 | 4,190 | #73 |
| 1988 | 3,886 | #76 |
| 1987 | 3,994 | #75 |
| 1986 | 3,678 | #74 |
| 1985 | 3,503 | #80 |
| 1984 | 3,542 | #81 |
| 1983 | 3,548 | #80 |
| 1982 | 3,596 | #81 |
| 1981 | 3,399 | #93 |
| 1980 | 3,516 | #87 |
| 1979 | 3,316 | #91 |
| 1978 | 2,827 | #104 |
| 1977 | 2,825 | #103 |
| 1976 | 2,341 | #112 |
| 1975 | 2,256 | #128 |
| 1974 | 2,265 | #127 |
| 1973 | 2,157 | #132 |
| 1972 | 2,183 | #138 |
| 1971 | 2,199 | #146 |
| 1970 | 1,941 | #171 |
| 1969 | 1,351 | #225 |
| 1968 | 956 | #280 |
| 1967 | 815 | #304 |
| 1966 | 492 | #423 |
| 1965 | 419 | #466 |
| 1964 | 356 | #519 |
| 1963 | 304 | #563 |
| 1962 | 257 | #630 |
| 1961 | 197 | #739 |
| 1960 | 176 | #768 |
| 1959 | 171 | #781 |
| 1958 | 132 | #887 |
| 1957 | 125 | #909 |
| 1956 | 102 | #1,011 |
| 1955 | 68 | #1,219 |
| 1954 | 70 | #1,196 |
| 1953 | 63 | #1,212 |
| 1952 | 79 | #1,058 |
| 1951 | 46 | #1,382 |
| 1950 | 34 | #1,601 |
| 1949 | 64 | #1,134 |
| 1948 | 54 | #1,237 |
| 1947 | 46 | #1,356 |
| 1946 | 31 | #1,582 |
| 1945 | 22 | #1,794 |
| 1944 | 29 | #1,518 |
| 1943 | 33 | #1,441 |
| 1942 | 25 | #1,667 |
| 1941 | 33 | #1,335 |
| 1940 | 42 | #1,114 |
| 1939 | 18 | #1,881 |
| 1938 | 26 | #1,475 |
| 1937 | 14 | #2,196 |
| 1936 | 15 | #2,032 |
| 1935 | 14 | #2,205 |
| 1934 | 21 | #1,651 |
| 1933 | 15 | #2,051 |
| 1932 | 15 | #2,129 |
| 1931 | 17 | #1,940 |
| 1930 | 16 | #2,109 |
| 1929 | 30 | #1,392 |
| 1928 | 18 | #2,022 |
| 1927 | 17 | #2,168 |
| 1926 | 15 | #2,350 |
| 1925 | 9 | #3,361 |
| 1924 | 14 | #2,513 |
| 1923 | 12 | #2,732 |
| 1922 | 8 | #3,653 |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 6 | #4,289 |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,592 |
| 1916 | 10 | #2,832 |
| 1915 | 8 | #3,133 |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,617 |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,977 |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 5 | #2,101 |
Names like Erika
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Fatima Elena Jessica Athena Elisa Tabitha Francesca Lara Alina Alana Gabriella Eliana
Other spellings of Erika
Names related to Erika
More Old Norse names
Freya Ronnie Ralph Eric Astrid Colby Rafe Odin Ralphie Erik Freyja Erick Bo Ronald Bjorn Raife
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Erika: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/erika, updated 20 October 2026.