Is Erykah a boy or girl name?

Erykah is a girl’s name. Of the 1,554 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Erykah

Recorded 1997–2025 · United States

Erykah was most popular in 1997, when 279 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,370 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,554 people named Erykah.

Erykah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Erykah’s peak in 1997. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Erykah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Erykah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,554 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Erykah

Where Erykah is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org