Erikah vs Erika

Side-by-side comparison of Erikah and Erika — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Erikah

Girl name

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Name B

Erika

Girl name · Rank #1144

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Metric Erikah Erika
Current Rank Unranked #1144
Total Births (all years) 306 125,442
Peak Year 1998 1990
Peak Year Births 30 4,569
Peak Decade 2000ss 1980ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1986 1908

Births by Decade

Decade Erikah Erika
1900ss — 5
1910ss — 39
1920ss — 123
1930ss — 171
1940ss — 379
1950ss — 890
1960ss — 5,322
1970ss — 24,311
1980ss 20 36,853
1990ss 121 35,073
2000ss 134 16,720
2010ss 31 4,446
2020ss — 1,110

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Erikah Erika
2014 6 421
2015 — 391
2016 — 383
2017 — 366
2018 — 299
2019 — 294
2020 — 248
2021 — 224
2022 — 189
2023 — 238
2024 — 211

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1986–2014.

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