Baby name
FADING
🇧🇷 🇩🇪 🇮🇪 Erica
/AIR · i · kuh/
Meaning
“Ever powerful”
Feminine of Eric from Old Norse. Modern Scandinavian feminine with 1980s peak.
Nicknames
erika · ricky · rica
Vibe
strongwarm
How it ages.
Erica peaked sharply 1970s-1990s in English-speaking regions; now receding moderately.
The cultural moment.
US and UK declining; Germany and Scandinavia holding steadier than Anglophone regions.