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How popular is the name Erika?
Births per year, rank history and how many Erikas are alive today.
Erika (female) is an uncommon spelling of the girls' name Erica in England and Wales, ranked 894th in 2025 with 39 babies given the name. This spelling of the name peaked in 2017, when 99 babies were given the name, the 442nd most popular that year. It has declined since 2017; the 2025 figure is roughly 39% of its peak. Numbers have been falling in recent years.
Across all spellings of the name, the Erica you are most likely to meet is around 10 years old. Half of all Ericas born in England and Wales are between 9 and 26, and there are at least 5,900 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 1.9% chance that at least one of them will be called Erica.
How many babies are named Erika each year?
Includes all spellings: Erika, Erica. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Erika spelling rank?
Where does the Erica spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Erika most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Erica, peaked in 2019, when 234 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Erika spelling itself peaked in 2017, with 99 babies.
How many people are called Erika?
At least 5,900 people named Erika in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Erika?
Most living Erikas are between 9 and 26; the most common age is about 10.
Is Erika becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 2019 peak.