Feminine dossier · first seen 1997
Erykah
Endangered
Down 97.8% from peak
Peak era
1997
Peak births
279
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Erykah
How many people are named Erykah?
An estimated 1,527 living Americans are named Erykah.
How rare is Erykah?
Erykah is very rare among babies today, with 6 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 97.8% from its 1997 peak.
How old is the typical Erykah?
The median age of a living American named Erykah is approximately 26 years, with most bearers falling between 18 and 28 years old.
Is Erykah still popular?
No. Erykah is endangered as a baby name, down 97.8% from its 1997 peak with 6 births in 2025.
Where is Erykah most common?
Erykah has its strongest geographic signal in North Carolina, where it appears 3.7× more often than the national baseline.
1997Peak 19972025
Peak year
1997
Decline from peak
97.8%
2025
6
All-time
1,554
Where it lives now
Erykah is most concentrated in North Carolina — about 3.7× the national rate in the 1990s. It also runs high in Florida.
States where Erykah is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.