Given name · also Germanic
Ericka
Ericka is a feminine given name from Germanic.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Ericka comes from Germanic, and ultimately from Germanic languages.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1945. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ericka through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 23,466
- 46 boys · 23,420 girls
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 910 babies
- 2025
- 66
- #2,624 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −27%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 66 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,624 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 27.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 910 in 1971. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (11). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 22,932 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ericka’s family of names
Ericka has a related form in Erica. In English usage, Ericka has a related form in Erica. In English usage, Ericka has a related form in Erika.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ericka
- Ericka BareigtsFrench politicianborn 1967
- Ericka LorenzAmerican water polo player (born 1981)
- Ericka HugginsAmerican activistborn 1951
- Ericka DunlapMiss America 2004born 1981
- Ericka HartAmerican sex educator, model, and professorborn 1986
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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