Girls' name · since 1997
Erykah
Erykah has 1,554 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,566 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,858 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,554
- born since 1997
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,554 babies have been named Erykah since 1997, making it today's #13858 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Erykah has been recorded 1,554 times among girls since 1997, currently ranked #13858 nationally and more common than 20% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #5,566 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,858 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,554 born since 1997
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Erykah ranks #5,566 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,858 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,554 born since 1997, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,566 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,858 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,554
- born since 1997
- 1990s
- peak decade
Erykah's 1,554 recorded births place it above 92.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Erykah compares
1,554 Top 26% higher than 74% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Erykah's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Erykah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,554 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 279 | 21 | 19,840 |
Erykah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Erykah splits its recorded history at 2011: 19% of all births land in the more recent half, 81% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2025 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1997 peak of 279 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Erykah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 279
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Erykah by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (685 births, 44% of the file).
1990s was Erykah's strongest decade.
685 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Erykah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
685 births
- 2000s
2000s
538 births
- 2010s 247
2010s
247 births
- 2020s 84
2020s
84 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 685 births (44% of all-time use).
How Erykah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Erykah's total volume
Erykah by state
Where Erykah concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 85 | 5.5% |
| #2 | Florida | | 82 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 74 | 4.8% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 62 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 56 | 3.6% |
| #6 | New York | | 52 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 46 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 33 | 2.1% |
85 of 1,554 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Erykah appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Erykah's data
- Erykah's decade-level peak was the 1990s (685 total births); usage has since declined to 84 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Erykahs (85 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 Erykah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
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, 1997–2025 (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 Erykah 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.