Erika Alexander
There are approximately 78 people named Erika Alexander living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 4,394,286 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Erika with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Alexander. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
78
1 in 4,394,286
Named Erika
118K
Alive today
Named Alexander
227K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 118K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1990
Average age: 37
Top Census group: Hispanic or Latino (46.3%)
Estimated bearers: 227K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #120
Per 100K: 66.15
Top ancestry: White (55.2%)
First name trend
Erika: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Erika. The peak year was 1990 with 4,593 births. The average person named Erika today is 37 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Erika
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Erika, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is Hispanic or Latino at 46.3%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Erika described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Erika at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino46.3% · 68,254
- White40.4% · 59,493
- Black or African American8.0% · 11,800
- Two or more races2.8% · 4,120
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.2% · 3,270
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 503
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Alexander surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Alexander, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 55.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Alexander described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Alexander at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White55.2% · 109,132
- Black or African American33.3% · 65,943
- Two or more races5.0% · 9,791
- Hispanic or Latino4.3% · 8,438
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.6% · 3,065
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 1,365
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Erika has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0345% of the US population, based on 118,398 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Erika right now.
The surname Alexander appears at a rate of 66.15 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0662%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 78 people with the full name Erika Alexander. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Erika Alexander: questions and answers
How many people are named Erika Alexander?
We estimate approximately 78 people in the United States share the full name Erika Alexander. That works out to about 1 in 4,394,286 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0345%) with the surname frequency (66.15 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Erika Alexander?
We classify Erika Alexander as "Very Rare". About 1 in 4,394,286 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Erika a male or female name?
Erika is predominantly female. Out of 125,990 total SSA registrations, 0.4% were male and 99.6% were female. See the full Erika profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How common is the name Erika Alexander?
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