Erykah
Erykah is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Erykah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Erykah is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Erykah
The earliest SSA record of Erykah as a baby girl name dates back to 1997, when 279 babies received it. 1997 was its biggest year on record, with 279 newborns named Erykah — #757 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 43% of all recorded Erykahs. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #6,557 among baby girl names with 17 births, falling sharply (-22%). In total, more than 2K Erykahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Erykah
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About the name Erykah
Erykah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Erykah's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #757. Use the chart and map above to compare Erykah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.