Meaning of the nameEricka
- Female
- Germanic origin
- E-ric-ka
Ericka is a spelling of the name Érica, which means “feminine form of Eric, 'eternal ruler'”.
Meaning
“feminine form of Eric, 'eternal ruler'”
Meaning of the name Érica, of which Ericka is a spelling.
Source: Behind the Name: Erica · Behind the Name: Eric
- People (2022)
- 5,015
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,730
- Median age
- 28 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,637
- people
Ericka in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ericka, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (1,326 people).
4,959 women 56 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Ericka is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ericka in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.008%
- Alagoas 0.008%
- Paraíba 0.007%
- Amazonas 0.004%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 712 | 0.008% |
| São Paulo | 689 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 442 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 325 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 283 | 0.007% |
| Pará | 259 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 247 | 0.008% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 206 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 203 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 193 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 184 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 169 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 156 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 115 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 114 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 112 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 97 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 96 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 81 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 80 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 58 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 56 | 0.008% |
| Piauí | 48 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 30 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 29 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 24 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Ericka
It is written with ck, a combination that does not appear in the other spellings of the group.
About the name Érica
Behind the Name describes Érica as the feminine form of Eric, a name from Old Norse Eiríkr, from ei, 'always', and ríkr, 'ruler, king'. The same site notes that the name coincides with the Latin word for 'heather', a plant. Wiktionary records Érika as a female name of Germanic or Old Norse origin. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 201,183 people named Érica, with a median age of 30. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Erika, Herica and Herika among the spelling variants.
Other spellings of Érica
Sources
- Behind the Name: Erica · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Eric · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Érika · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Érica · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Erica · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Ericka
What does the name Ericka mean?
Ericka means “feminine form of Eric, 'eternal ruler'”, according to Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Érica, of which Ericka is a spelling.
How many people are named Ericka in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,015 people with the first name Ericka, which ranks it number 2,730 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Ericka a boy's or a girl's name?
Ericka is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,959 women and 56 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Ericka?
Ericka is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Ericka most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.008% of the state's population is named Ericka (712 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Ericka?
Érica, Érika, Herica and Herika. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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