Erykah Girl
How popular is Erykah?
#13,204 girl name in 2025
6 baby girls were named Erykah in the US in 2025, making it the 13204th most popular girl name.
1,538living people named Erykah (est.)
26median age of people named Erykah
1,554babies named Erykah since 1880
1 in 552,557US babies born in 2025
Erykah popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #13,204 for girls (▼ 6565 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 6 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-65% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #6,974 in 2015, #9,541 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1997 (279 girls) |
| Highest rank | #757 in 1997 |
| First recorded | 1997 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Erykah counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Erika family of names ranked #627 for girls in 2025 (#661 the year before), with 441 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Erykah by decade
Girl names about as popular as Erykah
Questions
- Is Erykah a boy or girl name?
- Erykah is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Erykah were girls.
- How popular is the name Erykah?
- 6 baby girls were named Erykah in the US in 2025, making it the 13204th most popular girl name.
- When was Erykah most popular?
- Erykah peaked in 1997, when 279 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #757 in 1997.
- How many people are named Erykah?
- 1,554 babies have been named Erykah in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,538 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 26.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.