UK boy's name
Erikas
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2023. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Erikas is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Erikas popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2023 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4991, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2011, with 17 births.
This profile covers 158 England and Wales registrations across 19 recorded years from 2004 to 2023. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NISRA Northern Ireland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 18% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 165 living people in the UK are called Erikas. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2024 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Erikas ranked #4991 for boys in England and Wales in 2023, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2011, when 17 boys were registered as Erikas.
- • Erikas ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #375 in 2011.
- • About 165 living people in the UK are estimated to have Erikas as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4991
2023
Births in 2023
3
Latest year
Peak year
2011
17 births
Estimated living
165
2026
Popularity
Erikas over time
The chart below shows babies named Erikas registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2004 to 2023. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Erikas, the clearest high point is 2011. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2023, compared with 17 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Erikas by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Erikas was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #4105 | 12 | 3 |
| 2010s | #2279 | 115 | 10 |
| 2000s | #3026 | 31 | 6 |
Geography
Where Erikas is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Erikas. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Erikas ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #375 in 2011.
Across the UK
Erikas in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#375 in 2011
2 years of NISRA records, 8 total registered
Related
Names similar to Erikas
- Ethan 77,394
- Edward 53,212
- Elliot 23,450
- Elijah 22,369
- Ellis 19,358
- Elliott 16,964
- Evan 14,535
- Ezra 11,838
- Ewan 10,685
- Eli 8,126
- Elias 7,049
- Eric 6,654
FAQ
Erikas: questions and answers
How popular is the name Erikas in the UK right now?
In 2023, Erikas was ranked #4991 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Erikas most popular?
The peak year on record was 2011, with 17 babies registered as Erikas in England and Wales.
How many people are called Erikas in the UK?
A total of 158 babies have been registered as Erikas across the 19 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here and 8 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Erikas most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Erikas ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #375 in 2011. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.