Feminine dossier · first seen 1908
Erika
Endangered
Down 95.3% from peak
Peak era
1990
Peak births
4,569
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Erika
How many people are named Erika?
An estimated 118,827 living Americans are named Erika.
How rare is Erika?
Erika is uncommon among babies today, with 213 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 95.3% from its 1990 peak.
How old is the typical Erika?
The median age of a living American named Erika is approximately 37 years, with most bearers falling between 29 and 46 years old.
Is Erika still popular?
No. Erika is endangered as a baby name, down 95.3% from its 1990 peak with 213 births in 2025.
Where is Erika most common?
Erika has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 4.7× more often than the national baseline.
1908Peak 19902025
Peak year
1990
Decline from peak
95.3%
2025
213
All-time
125,664
Where it lives now
Erika is most concentrated in District of Columbia — about 2.4× the national rate in the 1960s.
States where Erika is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.