Total births
17
Unisex name · since 1973
Erike
17 babies named Erike in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 17
- total births
- 1973–1987
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 71%
- born in that decade
Erike is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 17 have been recorded since 1973.
Erike has 17 recorded births among girls since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1987.
- 17 total births
- 1973–1987 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 71% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
17 girls have been named Erike since 1973, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1987.
- 17
- total births
- 1973–1987
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 71%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
71% of everyone ever named Erike was born in this single decade.
1987
Single peak year
7 babies were named Erike in 1987 - its busiest year on record.
Erike's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Erike's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Erike at a glance
Last recorded 1987Peak year
1987
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1973
Erike popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1987
- Peak year (1987)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Erike popularity over time - boys
11 total births recorded since 1968 (Erike as boys' name)
Erike by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Erike's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Erike births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 12 births (71% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Erike? ▼
Erike has been given to 17 babies in the U.S. since 1973, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1987. 7 babies were born in 1987, its single highest year.
When was Erike most popular? ▼
Erike was most popular in the 1980s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Is Erike a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Erike is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 17 births, and as a boy's name it has 11 births.
How long has the name Erike been used? ▼
Records for Erike go back to 1973, giving 15 years of history through 1987.
What names are similar to Erike? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Erin, Erica, Erika, Ericka, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Erike
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1973–1987 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Erike: Baby Name Since 1973 - 17 Births, Peak 1987." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/erike. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Erike 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 July 2026.