Erika
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Erika is the feminine form of Eric, a Norse name meaning “everlasting ruler.”
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Usage of Erika in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Erika against each list of names.
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Croatian
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Czech
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Dutch
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English
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French
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Georgian
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German
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Greek
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Hungarian
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Irish
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Italian
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Japanese
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Latin
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Persian
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Polish
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Romanian
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Russian
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Scottish
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Spanish
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Erika is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Erika in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 213 girls were named Erika, making it the #1109 girls' name in the US. Since 1908, 125,664 girls have been named Erika, with the most (4,569) in 1990. It is most common, relative to births, in Utah, Washington and North Carolina.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Erika in other languages
- Ellika German, Swedish
- Erica Dutch, Italian
- Erike Norwegian, Swedish
- Ika German, Slovenian
- Érika French, Portuguese
- Arika Hungarian
- Eerika Finnish
- Elika Estonian
- Eryka Polish
- Rika Dutch
- Ērika Latvian
- えりか Japanese
Erika name days
- May 18 Norway
- January 24 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Erika
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Erika, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Tropical storm Erika | 2015 | North Atlantic | 83 km/h |
| Tropical storm Erika | 2009 | North Atlantic | 83 km/h |
| Hurricane Erika (Category 1) | 2003 | North Atlantic | 120 km/h |
| Hurricane Erika (Category 3) | 1997 | North Atlantic | 204 km/h |
| Tropical storm Erika | 1991 | North Atlantic | 93 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Erika
There are 12 towns and villages with Erika in their name, in 3 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 8🇩🇪 Germany 3🇵🇪 Peru 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Campo Érika | Sinaloa, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 51 | Map |
| Érika | Nuevo León, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 9 | Map |
| Granja Erika | Jalisco, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 5 | Map |
| Erika | Lower Saxony, 🇩🇪 Germany | – | Map |
| Erika | Ucayali, 🇵🇪 Peru | – | Map |
| Huerta Erika | Coahuila, 🇲🇽 Mexico | – | Map |
| Kolonie Erika | Saxony, 🇩🇪 Germany | – | Map |
| Rancho Erika | Hidalgo, 🇲🇽 Mexico | – | Map |
| Siedlung Erika | Brandenburg, 🇩🇪 Germany | – | Map |
| Villa Erika | Tamaulipas, 🇲🇽 Mexico | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Erika songs
One song on Wikidata has Erika in its title:
- Erika – Herms Niel (1939)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Erika
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Erika.
Erika Abril
Erika Christensen
Erika Csomor
Erika Davies
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Fictional characters named Erika
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Erika as a pet name
FurryName has found 7 dogs named Erika in public pet registers, making it the #25,312 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Allegheny County (4), New York City (2), Burlington (1). Erika as a dog name →
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