Name: Erika
Gender: Female
Usage: Erika, of norse origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a girl (female) name.
People having the name Erika are in general originating from Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Erika across the world, see Erica.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Erika is: Eternal ruler.
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Numerology of the first name Erika: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 8. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: ambitious, successful, realistic, powerful, authoritative, courageous, leading.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Leader, Visionary
Ruling planet: Saturn
Colors: Black, Purple
Gemstones: Ruby, Amethyst
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The name Erika is ranked on the 400th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 1635200 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.023% of the population. The name Erika has five characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Erika for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
The name day of Erika is 18 May.
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History and Origin
The given name Erika, or Erica, is a feminine form of Eric, deriving from the Old Norse name Eiríkr (or Eríkr in Eastern Scandinavia due to monophthongization). The first element, ei- is derived either from the older Proto-NorseZ*aina(z) meaning "one" or "some", or from Proto-Norse *aiwa(z) meaning "fair" or "tradition". The second element -ríkr derives either from *rík(a)z meaning "ruler" or "prince" (cf. Gothic reiks), or from an even older Proto-Germanic *ríkiaz which meant "powerful" and "rich". The name is thus usually taken to mean something along the lines of "one ruler", "autocrat", "eternal ruler" or "ever powerful".
It is a common name in many Western societies. It is also a popular given name in Japan. Erica is also the name of a genus of approximately 860 species of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae, commonly known as "heaths" or "heathers" in English.
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