Erika - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Erika \e-ri-ka\ is a variant of Erica (Old Norse), and the meaning of Erika is "forever or alone, ruler".

The baby name Erika sounds like Eryka, Erikka, Erike, Ericka, Arika and Eriko. Other similar baby names are Enrika and Erina.

Erika is a very common first name for women (#298 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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