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Erika

Erika holds the #1109 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 213 newborn girls in a single year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Its strongest year on record was 1989 (#73 nationally, 4,190 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1908. The name's biggest fan base is in Utah (#539 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1109
among girl names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#73
in 1989 (1980s)
Babies in 2025
213
girls named Erika

Erika popularity, 1880–2025

0.065%0.13%0.19%0.26%18801900192019401960198020002020#73 in 1989
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1989

Where Erika is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Erika in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Erika in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Erika in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Erika in 2025NH—Washington: #617 (10 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)WA#617Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Erika in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Erika in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Erika in 2025ND—Minnesota: #835 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MN#835Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Erika in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Erika in 2025MI—New York: #1830 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#1830Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Erika in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Erika in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Erika in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Erika in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Erika in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Erika in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Erika in 2025IA—Illinois: #852 (10 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IL#852Indiana: #916 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IN#916Ohio: #1438 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)OH#1438Pennsylvania: #1015 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)PA#1015New Jersey: #1036 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NJ#1036Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Erika in 2025CT—California: #1111 (23 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1111Utah: #539 (7 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)UT#539Colorado: #907 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)CO#907Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Erika in 2025NE—Missouri: #811 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MO#811Kentucky: #744 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)KY#744West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Erika in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Erika in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Erika in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Erika in 2025DE—Arizona: #1040 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)AZ#1040New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Erika in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Erika in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Erika in 2025AR—Tennessee: #983 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TN#983North Carolina: #684 (14 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NC#684South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Erika in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Erika in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Erika in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Erika in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Erika in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Erika in 2025AL—Georgia: #1213 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)GA#1213Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Erika in 2025HI—Texas: #1006 (28 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TX#1006Florida: #1055 (14 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)FL#1055
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Utah (#539), Washington (#617), North Carolina (#684)

Uniqueness score

53/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Erika in the most recent year of SSA data.

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