Erika

Erika: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “eternal ruler”
Origin: Scandinavian
Say it: AIR-ih-kuh · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

Feminine form of Eric, from Old Norse elements meaning 'ever' and 'ruler'. Erika is common in German and Scandinavian usage.

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How popular is Erika?

202463.0 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Erika in 2024211

2024 rank#1,144 girls

Peak year1990

Total US babies since 1880125,990

Erika is fading: recent use is about 45% of its level ten years before.

Names like Erika

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Ericeternal ruler · Old Norse
Ericketernal ruler · Scandinavian
Eriketernal ruler · Old Norse
Ericaeternal ruler · Old Norse
Erickaeternal ruler · Germanic
Ariceternal ruler · Germanic
Ericheternal ruler · Germanic
Kaiapure · Scandinavian

Erika questions

What does the name Erika mean?

Erika means "eternal ruler". It comes from Scandinavian. Feminine form of Eric, from Old Norse elements meaning 'ever' and 'ruler'. Erika is common in German and Scandinavian usage.

Is Erika a boy or girl name?

Erika is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Erika?

211 US babies were named Erika in 2024. Its peak year was 1990.

How do you pronounce Erika?

Erika is usually pronounced AIR-ih-kuh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.