Meaning: | alone-ruler | Tools: Add to favorites Generate: Twitter-able text SMS text Compare to: Behind the Name Search with: Wikipedia NNDB IMDb Google |
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Name info: About the name Erica in particular | Gender: | female |
Languages of use: | German, French, English |
US 2021 rank: | not in the Top 1000; other popularity lists see below |
Similarly written: | Érica, Enrica, Eric, Erich, Erick, Ericka, Erico, Erika, Erika, Erina Details |
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Group info: About Eric/Erica, the group of names with the same origin as Erica | Meaning/translation: | alone-ruler |
Language of origin: | Old Norse |
Info about origin, female: | the name as female form of Erich fused with the identically written name deriving from the German/Latin name for heather (the plant) |
| the name only became popular towards the end of the 18th century |
Info about origin, male: | well know as name of Swedish rulers |
| Erik is one of the most frequent names in Sweden |
Words: | aen = alone, lone Old Norse |
| rikr = the ruler Old Norse |
Topics: | Two-element name |
Variants' top ranks: | 2:Erik Sweden 1998, 6:Eric Armenia 2012, 8:Erick Ecuador 2016, 8:Erika Mexico 2006, 16:Erica Philippines 2005, 21:Eirik Norway 1999, 24:Erich Austria 2015, 28:Erkki Finland 2014, 33:Eero Finland/Finnish 2007, 47:Eryk Warsaw 2011 |
Somehow related to: | Erika |
Old/original forms: | Airikr Old Norse |
Name variants: | Erica, Érica, Ericka, Erika, Erykah, Aric, Arik, Eero, Eirik, Eric, Erich, Erick, Erico, Erik, Erkki, Eryk, Jerker Sortable list Details |
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Popularity: Popularity lists that contain the name Erica | Series | Graph | Rankings |
Norway | | 2011 186 |
Philippines | | 2005 16 |
Scotland | | 2009 196 |
Switzerland | | 1997 684 |
USA decades | Graph | 2000-2009 183, 1990-1999 57, 1980-1989 36, 1970-1979 59 |
USA yearly | Graph | 2018 898, 2017 829, 2016 821, 2015 681, 2014 655, 2013 561, 2012 505, 2011 480, 2010 424, 2009 348, 2008 295, 2007 255, 2006 221, 2005 201, 2004 183, 2003 159, 2002 144, 2001 129, 2000 102, 1999 106, 1998 92, 1997 84, 1996 79, 1995 69, 1994 57, 1993 49 |
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