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Erika

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Meaning and origin
Erika is a German girl name. The meaning of the name is `Ever Powerful Ruler`.

Where is it used?
The name Erika is mainly used in German, Scandinavian, Hungarian and in Czech.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Eric (In English and in French)
Erykah (In English (Modern))
Ericka (In English)
Erica (In English)

If it's too long people might use
In Other languages: Rika

Extra information:
Alternative meanings ( ) Also Scandinavian, Czechoslovakian and Hungarian

What Erika`s say about their name

The best thing about the name Erika:
It's not too common and it's a pretty, pretty name.
The worst thing about the name:
I wouldn't mind having a name a bit less common, a little more unique.
If my name wasn`t Erika....:
I'd be named Kira. That's what my name was supposed to be but then my parents changed it just before the christening.
Extra information:
I really love my name anyways.
The best thing about the name Erika:
it's sexy and not common(:
The worst thing about the name:
no nickenames to it):
If my name wasn`t Erika....:
it would feel awkward im so use to this name
Extra information:
erika loves a boy with the letter r(: bahaha. i love the name erika!
The best thing about the name Erika:
is that it rhymes with america
The worst thing about the name:
someone might call me eric
If my name wasn`t Erika....:
i wouldn't be me jkjkjk it'd prob be michele
Extra information:
i am part german so its all good :)
The best thing about the name Erika:
It sounds nice and sophisticated.
The worst thing about the name:
When people don't spell it correctly.
If my name wasn`t Erika....:
I would feel akward and strange.
Extra information:
Im thankful for my name eventough im not german...I feel real happy to have dis lovely name.
The best thing about the name Erika:
its not overly used or common and is easy to pronounce in both languages i speak, english and french
The worst thing about the name:
its not about it being back to be called Erika, its the spelling. I absolutely love it with a k because its more unique but im CONstantly correcting people thats its not spelled with a c.
If my name wasn`t Erika....:
i probably wouldnt be me! names affect every aspect of your life.
Extra information:
im glad my parents chose the name erika for me and that they changed the spelling from a c to a k when i was 3 days old because it makes it a little bit more unique and looks prettier on paper. the fact that im always correcting people on how to spell it is annoying, but i love it anyways!
The best thing about the name Erika:
It's not common
The worst thing about the name:
Noone spells it right.... No-ONE
If my name wasn`t Erika....:
hmm.... i wouldnt have a unique name
Extra information:
The best thing about the name Erika:
It is not a common name
The worst thing about the name:
No good nicknames and always having to spell it - everyone writes it with a c.
If my name wasn`t Erika....:
no
Extra information:
It is amazing that such a short name is 3 syllables!
The best thing about the name Erika:
It is German and different.
The worst thing about the name:
You can never find the customized pen's with the 'k' in America.
If my name wasn`t Erika....:
I wouldn't be seen as so German.
Extra information:
Erika is a unique and wonderful name.

More `Erika` links
Erika as abbreviation
Actors named Erika
Erika in the encyclopedia

Statistics for Erika

Erika appears in 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 264. The name reached the top-100 6 times. 1990 was a `top year` for the name Erika. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #74. The last time Erika appeared among the most common names was in 1960. Our records go back to 1880

Year	Rank	Rank
2007	264
2006	238
2005	215
2004	192
2003	178
2002	166
2001	147
2000	123
1999	137
1998	124
1997	111
1996	106
1995	102
1994	90
1993	85
1992	80
1991	84
1990	74
1980	87
1970	171
1960	769
1950	---
1940	---
1930	---
1920	---
1910	---
1900	---
1890	---
1880	---

See also the US top 1000 names 2007

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Comments on Erika

Erika
i am very proud of being a german woman.. although it is so hard trying to find my name spelled the way mine is here in the usa.
Erika
It's amazing, the names parents give us..whether we grow into it or it somehow comes together to ones mind at a child's birth..This name suites me very much, and I very much have German/Scandinavian origens..red hair and all. Even the personality, it's just a gift! I couldn't be any other name.
Erika
My name is Erika and I am very German. I am so happy that my parents decided to use the 'k' because it makes me different than all the other Erica's I know. I also think that the 'k' gives the name a nicer flow. It also looks very European.
Erika
I love my name...also da spelling I hate when people write my name with a 'c' da name feels so cheap...but when u spell it with a 'k' it feels and looks so original.

although i'm not germian my name in erika and i'm spanish
Erika
I love my name, i am part German with blond hair and blue eyes. My mother moved to the states as a teenager and wanted my name to reflect where my family came from.

Only for Erikas!