How Many People Are Named Eryka?
An estimated 1,138 people in the United States have the first name Eryka. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Eryka peaked in popularity in 1998 with 79 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Eryka as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Eryka paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,138
About 1 in 301,190 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
1998
79 births
Total Registered
1,171
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Eryka
Eryka is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,171 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Eryka as a female name
Ranked #9,312 in 2019
11 female births in 2019
Peak: 1998 (79 births)
Eryka: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Eryka span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 445 babies were registered. Eryka has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Eryka by Decade
How has Eryka tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Eryka by State
Birth registrations for Eryka span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Virginia, North Carolina, Massachusetts. On average, about 25 Erykas were registered per state.
Eryka + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Eryka as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Eryka: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Eryka?
We estimate approximately 1,138 people named Eryka are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 301,190 Americans share this first name.
Is Eryka a common name?
Eryka is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,171 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Eryka most popular?
Eryka reached peak popularity in 1998, when 79 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Eryka is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Eryka a female name?
Eryka is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Eryka Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Eryka Smith, Eryka Johnson, Eryka Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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