Erika
#1,109 for girls in 2025, 213 births · Last seen for boys in 2004 at #8,143
Given to girls 99.6% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1989 · 4,190 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 16 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 125,664since 1908
Erika over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,109 | 213 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,140 | 212 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,051 | 239 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,259 | 190 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,103 | 224 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,015 | 248 | — | |
| 2019 | #903 | 295 | — | |
| 2018 | #899 | 299 | — | |
| 2017 | #758 | 367 | — | |
| 2016 | #745 | 383 | — | |
| 2015 | #725 | 391 | — | |
| 2014 | #675 | 421 | — | |
| 2013 | #611 | 460 | — | |
| 2012 | #539 | 556 | — | |
| 2011 | #529 | 548 | — | |
| 2010 | #429 | 728 | — | |
| 2009 | #374 | 862 | — | |
| 2008 | #331 | 1,017 | — | |
| 2007 | #265 | 1,279 | — | |
| 2006 | #238 | 1,431 | — | |
| 2005 | #216 | 1,617 | — | |
| 2004 | #192 | 1,773 | #8,143 | 8 |
| 2003 | #178 | 1,818 | — | |
| 2002 | #167 | 1,960 | — | |
| 2001 | #147 | 2,230 | — | |
| 2000 | #123 | 2,735 | #5,920 | 11 |
| 1999 | #137 | 2,325 | — | |
| 1998 | #124 | 2,672 | #5,840 | 10 |
| 1997 | #111 | 2,898 | #7,281 | 7 |
| 1996 | #106 | 3,078 | #6,496 | 8 |
| 1995 | #102 | 3,288 | #5,501 | 10 |
| 1994 | #90 | 3,584 | #5,109 | 11 |
| 1993 | #85 | 4,010 | #3,368 | 19 |
| 1992 | #80 | 4,342 | #3,748 | 16 |
| 1991 | #84 | 4,310 | #2,828 | 23 |
| 1990 | #74 | 4,569 | #2,695 | 24 |
| 1989 | #73 | 4,190 | #1,793 | 42 |
| 1988 | #76 | 3,886 | #2,367 | 25 |
| 1987 | #75 | 3,994 | #2,057 | 29 |
| 1986 | #74 | 3,678 | #1,837 | 33 |
| 1985 | #80 | 3,503 | #2,942 | 16 |
| 1984 | #81 | 3,542 | #1,842 | 30 |
| 1983 | #80 | 3,548 | #2,017 | 26 |
| 1982 | #81 | 3,596 | #2,269 | 22 |
| 1981 | #93 | 3,399 | #2,086 | 25 |
| 1980 | #87 | 3,516 | #2,003 | 27 |
| 1979 | #91 | 3,316 | #2,310 | 21 |
| 1978 | #104 | 2,827 | #2,568 | 17 |
| 1977 | #103 | 2,825 | #3,606 | 10 |
| 1976 | #112 | 2,341 | #3,724 | 9 |
| 1975 | #128 | 2,256 | #2,361 | 18 |
| 1974 | #127 | 2,265 | #2,674 | 14 |
| 1973 | #132 | 2,157 | #4,505 | 6 |
| 1972 | #138 | 2,183 | #3,622 | 8 |
| 1971 | #146 | 2,199 | #3,370 | 9 |
| 1970 | #171 | 1,941 | #4,230 | 6 |
| 1969 | #225 | 1,351 | #3,314 | 8 |
| 1968 | #280 | 956 | — | |
| 1967 | #304 | 815 | — | |
| 1966 | #423 | 492 | — | |
| 1965 | #466 | 419 | — | |
| 1964 | #519 | 356 | — | |
| 1963 | #563 | 304 | — | |
| 1962 | #630 | 257 | — | |
| 1961 | #739 | 197 | — | |
| 1960 | #768 | 176 | — | |
| 1959 | #781 | 171 | — | |
| 1958 | #888 | 132 | — | |
| 1957 | #910 | 125 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,012 | 102 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,220 | 68 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,197 | 70 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,213 | 63 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,059 | 79 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,383 | 46 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,602 | 34 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,135 | 64 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,238 | 54 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,357 | 46 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,583 | 31 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,795 | 22 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,519 | 29 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,442 | 33 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,668 | 25 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,335 | 33 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,114 | 42 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,881 | 18 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,475 | 26 | — | |
| 1937 | #2,196 | 14 | — | |
| 1936 | #2,032 | 15 | — | |
| 1935 | #2,206 | 14 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,651 | 21 | — | |
| 1933 | #2,052 | 15 | — | |
| 1932 | #2,130 | 15 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,941 | 17 | — | |
| 1930 | #2,110 | 16 | — | |
| 1929 | #1,393 | 30 | — | |
| 1928 | #2,023 | 18 | — | |
| 1927 | #2,169 | 17 | — | |
| 1926 | #2,351 | 15 | — | |
| 1925 | #3,362 | 9 | — | |
| 1924 | #2,514 | 14 | — | |
| 1923 | #2,732 | 12 | — | |
| 1922 | #3,655 | 8 | — | |
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| 1919 | — | — | ||
| 1918 | #4,291 | 6 | — | |
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | — | |
| 1916 | #2,833 | 10 | — | |
| 1915 | #3,134 | 8 | — | |
| 1914 | #3,618 | 5 | — | |
| 1913 | — | — | ||
| 1912 | #2,979 | 5 | — | |
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| 1908 | #2,101 | 5 | — | |
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| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Erika! It came in at #2,101, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1908–1914, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Erika is popular in 1986
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- California#50 · 1 in 265
- Texas#52 · 1 in 275
- Nevada#60 · 1 in 254
- District of Columbia#61 · 1 in 235
- Rhode Island#67 · 1 in 253
Best ever in a state: #39 in District of Columbia, 1989.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | #50 | 785 | 1 in 265 |
| Texas | #52 | 479 | 1 in 275 |
| Nevada | #60 | 20 | 1 in 254 |
| District of Columbia | #61 | 24 | 1 in 235 |
| Florida | #67 | 184 | 1 in 361 |
| North Dakota | #67 | 16 | 1 in 266 |
| Rhode Island | #67 | 20 | 1 in 253 |
| Arizona | #70 | 68 | 1 in 344 |
| New York | #74 | 275 | 1 in 395 |
| Colorado | #75 | 63 | 1 in 347 |
| Maine | #77 | 19 | 1 in 321 |
| Alaska | #78 | 13 | 1 in 286 |
| New Mexico | #78 | 27 | 1 in 351 |
| Illinois | #79 | 171 | 1 in 415 |
| Connecticut | #81 | 46 | 1 in 377 |
| Ohio | #81 | 145 | 1 in 469 |
| Washington | #84 | 67 | 1 in 406 |
| Kansas | #86 | 35 | 1 in 414 |
| Maryland | #89 | 55 | 1 in 446 |
| New Jersey | #89 | 95 | 1 in 442 |
| Nebraska | #95 | 21 | 1 in 453 |
| Wisconsin | #97 | 64 | 1 in 464 |
| Michigan | #98 | 110 | 1 in 514 |
| Virginia | #103 | 62 | 1 in 544 |
| Alabama | #108 | 40 | 1 in 534 |
| Oklahoma | #108 | 35 | 1 in 537 |
| Wyoming | #108 | 6 | 1 in 398 |
| Minnesota | #110 | 49 | 1 in 565 |
| Massachusetts | #112 | 61 | 1 in 575 |
| Hawaii | #113 | 11 | 1 in 444 |
| Pennsylvania | #114 | 113 | 1 in 608 |
| New Hampshire | #115 | 12 | 1 in 500 |
| Arkansas | #116 | 22 | 1 in 564 |
| Georgia | #117 | 59 | 1 in 639 |
| Indiana | #117 | 55 | 1 in 598 |
| South Dakota | #117 | 8 | 1 in 507 |
| Vermont | #121 | 5 | 1 in 543 |
| North Carolina | #122 | 56 | 1 in 635 |
| Idaho | #123 | 10 | 1 in 555 |
| Kentucky | #124 | 31 | 1 in 676 |
| Mississippi | #127 | 23 | 1 in 598 |
| Louisiana | #128 | 41 | 1 in 688 |
| Iowa | #132 | 23 | 1 in 694 |
| Missouri | #139 | 41 | 1 in 766 |
| Tennessee | #140 | 36 | 1 in 765 |
| Delaware | #143 | 5 | 1 in 635 |
| South Carolina | #151 | 22 | 1 in 805 |
| Montana | #154 | 6 | 1 in 648 |
| Oregon | #168 | 18 | 1 in 853 |
| Utah | #173 | 16 | 1 in 873 |
| West Virginia | #180 | 10 | 1 in 944 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Erika
- 31 spots since 2024 (#1,140 → #1,109)
- 94 spots since 2020 (#1,015 → #1,109)
- 384 spots since 2015 (#725 → #1,109)
- Biggest jump: 119 spots in 1967 (#423 → #304)
- Biggest drop: 141 spots in 2018 (#758 → #899)
- Debuted 1908
- Peaked 1989 at #73 (4,190 births)
- Births halved by 2002, 13 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 16 yrs · run 1979–1994
- Top 1,000: 63 yrs · run 1957–2019
- Highest: 1 in 416 girls born in 1990 were named Erika (0.24%)
- Latest: 1 in 7,546 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #73 in 1989, was only 1 in 440 (0.23%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 29.3% of all girls named Erika (36,852) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | #2,101 (1908) | #2,101 |
| 1910s | 39 | #2,833 (1916) | #3,575 |
| 1920s | 123 | #1,393 (1929) | #2,525 |
| 1930s | 171 | #1,475 (1938) | #1,967 |
| 1940s | 379 | #1,114 (1940) | #1,419 |
| 1950s | 890 | #781 (1959) | #1,127 |
| 1960s | 5,323 | #225 (1969) | #492 |
| 1970s | 24,310 | #91 (1979) | #125 |
| 1980s | 36,852 | #73 (1989) | #80 |
| 1990s | 35,076 | #74 (1990) | #99 |
| 2000s | 16,722 | #123 (2000) | #223 |
| 2010s | 4,448 | #429 (2010) | #681 |
| 2020s | 1,326 | #1,015 (2020) | #1,113 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Erika in 1986
Top girls' names in 1986
Top boys' names in 1986
More about 1986
girls
1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 466 of them was named Erika, which outranked 99.4% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 55,803 of them was named Erika, which outranked 76.5% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,791Vinh34
- #1,791Vinson34
- #1,791Zach34
- #1,837Erika33
- #1,837Aarron33
- #1,837Alicia33
- #1,837April33
- #1,873Alphonse32
- #1,873Anand32
- #1,873Andra32
Tied with 35 names at #1,837; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.