Erika is a familiar girls' name that peaked in 1990 and has since faded.
Erika is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,109 for girl births in the United States (and #2,121 across all names), given to 213 babies. Erika was first reported in SSA data in 1908 and peaked in 1990 (4,569 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 213 | 213 | #1,109 | — |
| 2024 | 212 | 212 | #1,143 | — |
| 2023 | 239 | 239 | #1,053 | — |
| 2022 | 190 | 190 | #1,261 | — |
| 2021 | 224 | 224 | #1,104 | — |
| 2020 | 248 | 253 | #1,017 | — |
| 2019 | 295 | 295 | #903 | — |
| 2018 | 299 | 299 | #899 | — |
| 2017 | 367 | 367 | #758 | — |
| 2016 | 383 | 390 | #745 | — |
| 2015 | 391 | 391 | #725 | — |
| 2014 | 421 | 421 | #677 | — |
| 2013 | 460 | 465 | #611 | — |
| 2012 | 556 | 566 | #540 | — |
| 2011 | 548 | 555 | #529 | — |
| 2010 | 728 | 745 | #429 | — |
| 2009 | 862 | 874 | #374 | — |
| 2008 | 1,017 | 1,035 | #331 | — |
| 2007 | 1,279 | 1,309 | #265 | — |
| 2006 | 1,431 | 1,444 | #238 | — |
| 2005 | 1,617 | 1,635 | #216 | — |
| 2004 | 1,781 | 1,807 | #192 | #8,372 |
| 2003 | 1,818 | 1,838 | #178 | — |
| 2002 | 1,960 | 1,992 | #167 | — |
| 2001 | 2,230 | 2,270 | #147 | — |
| 2000 | 2,746 | 2,796 | #123 | #6,041 |
| 1999 | 2,325 | 2,351 | #137 | — |
| 1998 | 2,682 | 2,731 | #124 | #5,969 |
| 1997 | 2,905 | — | #111 | #7,535 |
| 1996 | 3,086 | — | #106 | #6,694 |
| 1995 | 3,298 | — | #102 | #5,626 |
| 1994 | 3,595 | — | #90 | #5,205 |
| 1993 | 4,029 | — | #85 | #3,410 |
| 1992 | 4,358 | — | #80 | #3,804 |
| 1991 | 4,333 | — | #84 | #2,856 |
| 1990 | 4,593 | — | #74 | #2,724 |
| 1989 | 4,232 | — | #73 | #1,810 |
| 1988 | 3,911 | — | #76 | #2,393 |
| 1987 | 4,023 | — | #75 | #2,078 |
| 1986 | 3,711 | — | #74 | #1,852 |
| 1985 | 3,519 | — | #80 | #2,988 |
| 1984 | 3,572 | — | #81 | #1,855 |
| 1983 | 3,574 | — | #80 | #2,037 |
| 1982 | 3,618 | — | #81 | #2,290 |
| 1981 | 3,424 | — | #93 | #2,103 |
| 1980 | 3,543 | — | #87 | #2,018 |
| 1979 | 3,337 | — | #91 | #2,331 |
| 1978 | 2,844 | — | #104 | #2,595 |
| 1977 | 2,835 | — | #103 | #3,685 |
| 1976 | 2,350 | — | #112 | #3,810 |
| 1975 | 2,274 | — | #128 | #2,391 |
| 1974 | 2,279 | — | #127 | #2,708 |
| 1973 | 2,163 | — | #132 | #4,688 |
| 1972 | 2,191 | — | #138 | #3,740 |
| 1971 | 2,208 | — | #146 | #3,458 |
| 1970 | 1,947 | — | #171 | #4,403 |
| 1969 | 1,359 | — | #225 | #3,402 |
| 1968 | 956 | — | #281 | — |
| 1967 | 815 | — | #304 | — |
| 1966 | 492 | — | #423 | — |
| 1965 | 419 | — | #467 | — |
| 1964 | 356 | — | #519 | — |
| 1963 | 304 | — | #563 | — |
| 1962 | 257 | — | #630 | — |
| 1961 | 197 | — | #740 | — |
| 1960 | 176 | — | #768 | — |
| 1959 | 171 | — | #782 | — |
| 1958 | 132 | — | #889 | — |
| 1957 | 125 | — | #912 | — |
| 1956 | 102 | — | #1,012 | — |
| 1955 | 68 | — | #1,224 | — |
| 1954 | 70 | — | #1,199 | — |
| 1953 | 63 | — | #1,217 | — |
| 1952 | 79 | — | #1,062 | — |
| 1951 | 46 | — | #1,387 | — |
| 1950 | 34 | — | #1,609 | — |
| 1949 | 64 | — | #1,136 | — |
| 1948 | 54 | — | #1,241 | — |
| 1947 | 46 | — | #1,365 | — |
| 1946 | 31 | — | #1,595 | — |
| 1945 | 22 | — | #1,807 | — |
| 1944 | 29 | — | #1,525 | — |
| 1943 | 33 | — | #1,447 | — |
| 1942 | 25 | — | #1,677 | — |
| 1941 | 33 | — | #1,340 | — |
| 1940 | 42 | — | #1,122 | — |
| 1939 | 18 | — | #1,903 | — |
| 1938 | 26 | — | #1,488 | — |
| 1937 | 14 | — | #2,229 | — |
| 1936 | 15 | — | #2,074 | — |
| 1935 | 14 | — | #2,235 | — |
| 1934 | 21 | — | #1,661 | — |
| 1933 | 15 | — | #2,085 | — |
| 1932 | 15 | — | #2,165 | — |
| 1931 | 17 | — | #1,971 | — |
| 1930 | 16 | — | #2,136 | — |
| 1929 | 30 | — | #1,399 | — |
| 1928 | 18 | — | #2,039 | — |
| 1927 | 17 | — | #2,195 | — |
| 1926 | 15 | — | #2,383 | — |
| 1925 | 9 | — | #3,465 | — |
| 1924 | 14 | — | #2,570 | — |
| 1923 | 12 | — | #2,782 | — |
| 1922 | 8 | — | #3,768 | — |
| 1918 | 6 | — | #4,452 | — |
| 1917 | 5 | — | #4,817 | — |
| 1916 | 10 | — | #2,893 | — |
| 1915 | 8 | — | #3,222 | — |
| 1914 | 5 | — | #3,804 | — |
| 1912 | 5 | — | #3,120 | — |
| 1908 | 5 | — | #2,213 | — |