Over the past 110 years, 122 162 girls and 191 boys have been named Erika. The name Erika ranks 288th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Erika in 1926. The peak of popularity of the name Erika came in the 1980s and 1990s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.