Recorded 1992–2000 Girls' name Peak 2000 24 births

Eriqa — girls' name

24 babies named Eriqa in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s162000s8
1990s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Eriqa was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

8 babies were named Eriqa in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eriqa

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Eriqa between 1992 and 2000, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Eriqa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eriqa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Eriqa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eriqa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 24 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Eriqa at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

24

Since 1992

9 years of records

Peak year

2000

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1992

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2000

Eriqa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1992

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (2000)
8
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
456789 2000199819951992 5

Eriqa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
16 births that decade — 67% of Eriqa's all-time total
1990s162000s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eriqa?
24 babies have been named Eriqa since 1992. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 2000 with 8 births.
When was Eriqa most popular?
Eriqa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Eriqa been used?
Eriqa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 9 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Eriqa?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1992–2000 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.