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What does Erika mean?
Erika 
▼ as a girls' name is an Old Norse name, and the name Erika means "complete ruler". Erika is an alternate form of Erica (Old Norse): Latinate feminine variant spelling of Eric.
Variations
VARIANTS Eyrica, Erykah▼, Eryka, Erycka, Eryca, Erricka, Erikka, Ericka▼, Eraca, Arika, Arica, Airika, Airicka, Airica, Aericka, Aerica
RELATED FORMS VIA ERICA Elika, Enrica, Enrika, Erike, Terica
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Erisa, ..
(male) Erier, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Erika Aya (E.A.), ..
How popular is Erika?
Erika is a very popular first name for women (#298 out of 4276, Top 7%) but a rare surname for all people. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Erika was first listed in 1930-1939 and reached its apex position of #74 in the U.S. in 1990, and is at #896 presently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Prominent related forms of Erika (#896 LAST YEAR) appearing in the Top 2000 are Erica (#899), Arica, Arika, Ericka, Eryka and Erykah. Other forms, like Enrika, are uncommon. These forms of Erika were favored as birth names in the 1980s (USAGE OF 0.8%) and are now significantly less widespread, with forms like Erykah becoming somewhat outmoded.
Similar Names
Erika▼ is alike in pronunciation to Eriko, Eroica, Eroiqua and Yuriko. Other recommended sound-alike names are Afrika, Alika, Amika, Anika▲, Dorika, Edina, Edira, Edita, Ediva, Egina, Eike, Eila, Eira, Elia▲, Elida, Elina▲, Elisa▲, Elita, Eliza, Elka, Elrica, Emila, Emina, Enricka, Erda, Erena, Erga, Erin▼, Erina, Erinn, Erinna, Eris, Erisha, Eriss, Erla, Erlina, Erma▼, Ermina, Erna▼, Ersila, Ertha, Ervina, Erwina, Evia, Evina, Evita, Gerika, Jarika, Jerika, Marika, Mika▲, Nika, Rika, Sarika, Terika, Ulrika and Vika. These names tend to be less frequently used than Erika.
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