Girls' name · since 1986
Erikah
Erikah has 306 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,722 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 306
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
306 girls have been named Erikah since 1986, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Erikah recorded 306 times among girls since 1986, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2014.
- #15,722 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 306 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Erikah ranks #15,722 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 306 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,722 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 306
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Erikah's 306 recorded births place it above 78.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Erikah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Erikah splits its recorded history at 2001: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Erikah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2014
- Peak year (1998)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Erikah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (134 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Erikah's strongest decade.
134 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Erikah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
- 1990s
1990s
121 births
- 2000s
2000s
134 births
- 2010s 31
2010s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 134 births (44% of all-time use).
Erikah by state
Where Erikah concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.6% |
5 of 306 births nationwide.
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What to do with Erikah's data
- Erikah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (134 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Erikahs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Erikah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~28 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1986–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Erikah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.