How Many People Are Named Erykah?
An estimated 1,519 people in the United States have the first name Erykah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Erykah peaked in popularity in 1997 with 279 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Erykah 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 Erykah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,519
About 1 in 225,645 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
1997
279 births
Total Registered
1,548
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Erykah
Erykah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,548 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Erykah as a female name
Ranked #6,702 in 2024
17 female births in 2024
Peak: 1997 (279 births)
Erykah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Erykah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 685 babies were registered. Erykah has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Erykah by Decade
How has Erykah 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.
Erykah by State
Birth registrations for Erykah span all 24 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Florida, Texas. The lowest are in District of Columbia, Wisconsin, Massachusetts. On average, about 31 Erykahs were registered per state.
Erykah + Last Name Combinations
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Erykah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Erykah?
We estimate approximately 1,519 people named Erykah 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 225,645 Americans share this first name.
Is Erykah a common name?
Erykah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,548 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Erykah most popular?
Erykah reached peak popularity in 1997, when 279 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Erykah is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Erykah a female name?
Erykah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Erykah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Erykah Smith, Erykah Johnson, Erykah 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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