Meaning of the nameErike
- Male
- E-ri-ke
Erike is a male name of uncertain origin, spelled with K and a final E, that recalls Érico and Erick and peaked among people born in the 2000s.
Meaning
The meaning of Erike is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 7,163
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,134
- Median age
- 16 years
- 2010 Census
- 8,162
- people
Erike in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Erike, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (2,857 people).
98 women 7,065 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 Erike is most common
States with the highest share of people named Erike in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rondônia 0.007%
- Pernambuco 0.006%
- Pará 0.006%
- Alagoas 0.006%
- Maranhão 0.006%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,324 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 554 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 533 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 478 | 0.006% |
| Bahia | 447 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 371 | 0.006% |
| Paraná | 351 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 344 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 323 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 276 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 273 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 233 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 189 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 186 | 0.005% |
| Alagoas | 180 | 0.006% |
| Paraíba | 175 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 144 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 114 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 108 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 106 | 0.005% |
| Rondônia | 102 | 0.007% |
| Espírito Santo | 84 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 78 | 0.005% |
| Acre | 58 | 0.007% |
| Distrito Federal | 56 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 47 | 0.006% |
| Roraima | 29 | 0.005% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Erike
The origin of the spelling Erike is uncertain. Wiktionary records Érico as a Portuguese name, a learned borrowing from Medieval Latin Ērīcus, of Germanic origin, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Eriko, Herico and Heriko as spelling variants of Érico. In English, Wiktionary gives Erick as a rare spelling of Eric. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 7,163 people named Erike, the most common spelling in the group, with a median age of 16. The name is almost always male.
It is the most recorded spelling in the group, with a single K and a final E.
Other spellings of Erike
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Erike | 7,163 |
| Ericke | 1,182 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Érico · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Erico · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Wiktionary: Erick · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Erike
What does the name Erike mean?
The meaning of Erike is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Erike in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 7,163 people with the first name Erike, which ranks it number 2,134 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Erike a boy's or a girl's name?
Erike is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 98 women and 7,065 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Erike most common?
Proportionally, in Rondônia: 0.007% of the state's population is named Erike (102 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Erike?
Ericke. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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