Erica
#1,396 for girls in 2025, 156 births · Last seen for boys in 2005 at #10,151
Given to girls 99.6% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1986 · 9,973 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 27 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 231,613since 1909
Erica over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,396 | 156 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,492 | 146 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,229 | 191 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,325 | 177 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,198 | 201 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,111 | 220 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,045 | 245 | — | |
| 2018 | #903 | 298 | — | |
| 2017 | #832 | 326 | — | |
| 2016 | #801 | 355 | — | |
| 2015 | #684 | 417 | — | |
| 2014 | #653 | 437 | — | |
| 2013 | #557 | 526 | — | |
| 2012 | #501 | 612 | — | |
| 2011 | #475 | 624 | — | |
| 2010 | #423 | 745 | — | |
| 2009 | #346 | 943 | — | |
| 2008 | #295 | 1,133 | — | |
| 2007 | #255 | 1,366 | — | |
| 2006 | #220 | 1,553 | — | |
| 2005 | #202 | 1,717 | #10,151 | 6 |
| 2004 | #183 | 1,874 | #6,520 | 11 |
| 2003 | #159 | 2,092 | #10,894 | 5 |
| 2002 | #144 | 2,305 | — | |
| 2001 | #129 | 2,668 | #7,536 | 8 |
| 2000 | #102 | 3,220 | — | |
| 1999 | #106 | 3,161 | #6,530 | 9 |
| 1998 | #92 | 3,624 | — | |
| 1997 | #84 | 3,992 | #8,110 | 6 |
| 1996 | #79 | 4,460 | #4,613 | 13 |
| 1995 | #69 | 4,893 | #3,303 | 20 |
| 1994 | #57 | 5,680 | #3,326 | 20 |
| 1993 | #49 | 6,411 | #4,227 | 14 |
| 1992 | #44 | 7,133 | #3,338 | 19 |
| 1991 | #40 | 7,800 | #1,919 | 40 |
| 1990 | #36 | 8,608 | #1,702 | 47 |
| 1989 | #34 | 9,025 | #1,327 | 68 |
| 1988 | #31 | 9,591 | #1,427 | 54 |
| 1987 | #31 | 9,328 | #1,425 | 51 |
| 1986 | #31 | 9,973 | #1,255 | 59 |
| 1985 | #34 | 9,525 | #1,214 | 61 |
| 1984 | #34 | 9,278 | #1,240 | 55 |
| 1983 | #33 | 9,713 | #1,253 | 54 |
| 1982 | #35 | 9,340 | #1,320 | 50 |
| 1981 | #36 | 8,626 | #1,661 | 35 |
| 1980 | #34 | 8,760 | #1,619 | 36 |
| 1979 | #32 | 8,178 | #1,532 | 38 |
| 1978 | #34 | 7,340 | #1,537 | 37 |
| 1977 | #38 | 6,624 | #1,743 | 30 |
| 1976 | #54 | 5,236 | #1,932 | 25 |
| 1975 | #63 | 4,581 | #1,630 | 31 |
| 1974 | #74 | 4,121 | #1,832 | 25 |
| 1973 | #81 | 3,793 | #1,817 | 24 |
| 1972 | #87 | 3,443 | #1,771 | 25 |
| 1971 | #108 | 3,490 | #1,987 | 21 |
| 1970 | #129 | 2,789 | #2,621 | 13 |
| 1969 | #208 | 1,505 | #3,062 | 9 |
| 1968 | #280 | 956 | #4,136 | 5 |
| 1967 | #337 | 681 | — | |
| 1966 | #381 | 575 | — | |
| 1965 | #388 | 566 | — | |
| 1964 | #418 | 541 | — | |
| 1963 | #400 | 576 | — | |
| 1962 | #455 | 448 | — | |
| 1961 | #658 | 243 | — | |
| 1960 | #663 | 234 | — | |
| 1959 | #656 | 233 | — | |
| 1958 | #686 | 206 | — | |
| 1957 | #680 | 211 | — | |
| 1956 | #711 | 182 | — | |
| 1955 | #797 | 146 | — | |
| 1954 | #787 | 142 | — | |
| 1953 | #886 | 113 | — | |
| 1952 | #973 | 94 | — | |
| 1951 | #957 | 94 | — | |
| 1950 | #809 | 116 | — | |
| 1949 | #945 | 89 | — | |
| 1948 | #876 | 99 | — | |
| 1947 | #974 | 83 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,032 | 67 | — | |
| 1945 | #941 | 66 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,364 | 35 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,949 | 20 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,278 | 39 | — | |
| 1941 | #2,846 | 10 | — | |
| 1940 | #2,297 | 13 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,947 | 17 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,945 | 17 | — | |
| 1937 | #3,434 | 7 | — | |
| 1936 | — | — | ||
| 1935 | #3,431 | 7 | — | |
| 1934 | #2,923 | 9 | — | |
| 1933 | #3,109 | 8 | — | |
| 1932 | #3,274 | 8 | — | |
| 1931 | #2,750 | 10 | — | |
| 1930 | — | — | ||
| 1929 | #2,737 | 11 | — | |
| 1928 | #2,194 | 16 | — | |
| 1927 | #2,699 | 12 | — | |
| 1926 | #3,564 | 8 | — | |
| 1925 | #4,426 | 6 | — | |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | — | |
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| 1919 | #4,251 | 6 | — | |
| 1918 | — | — | ||
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | — | |
| 1916 | #4,417 | 5 | — | |
| 1915 | #4,274 | 5 | — | |
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| 1909 | #2,208 | 5 | — | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Erica! It came in at #2,208, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1909–1918, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Erica is popular in 1976
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- California#34 · 1 in 191
- Texas#35 · 1 in 208
- New Hampshire#37 · 1 in 148
- Maine#38 · 1 in 157
- New Mexico#38 · 1 in 192
Best ever in a state: #14 in District of Columbia, 1989.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | #34 | 754 | 1 in 191 |
| Texas | #35 | 464 | 1 in 208 |
| New Hampshire | #37 | 29 | 1 in 148 |
| Maine | #38 | 36 | 1 in 157 |
| New Mexico | #38 | 40 | 1 in 192 |
| New York | #39 | 457 | 1 in 219 |
| Alaska | #41 | 14 | 1 in 157 |
| Delaware | #41 | 17 | 1 in 152 |
| Massachusetts | #41 | 151 | 1 in 189 |
| District of Columbia | #43 | 32 | 1 in 182 |
| Rhode Island | #43 | 24 | 1 in 170 |
| Florida | #45 | 171 | 1 in 240 |
| Connecticut | #48 | 68 | 1 in 202 |
| Illinois | #48 | 265 | 1 in 264 |
| Louisiana | #48 | 121 | 1 in 215 |
| Ohio | #51 | 286 | 1 in 236 |
| Indiana | #52 | 134 | 1 in 252 |
| Maryland | #52 | 77 | 1 in 227 |
| South Carolina | #52 | 73 | 1 in 232 |
| Vermont | #52 | 10 | 1 in 209 |
| Michigan | #54 | 209 | 1 in 260 |
| Nevada | #54 | 14 | 1 in 203 |
| Alabama | #55 | 88 | 1 in 244 |
| Arizona | #56 | 57 | 1 in 268 |
| Idaho | #58 | 25 | 1 in 233 |
| Missouri | #58 | 114 | 1 in 259 |
| New Jersey | #58 | 144 | 1 in 245 |
| North Dakota | #58 | 19 | 1 in 217 |
| Pennsylvania | #59 | 229 | 1 in 281 |
| Washington | #59 | 76 | 1 in 274 |
| Georgia | #61 | 114 | 1 in 271 |
| North Carolina | #61 | 109 | 1 in 293 |
| West Virginia | #63 | 39 | 1 in 297 |
| Arkansas | #66 | 45 | 1 in 275 |
| Nebraska | #66 | 34 | 1 in 278 |
| Wisconsin | #67 | 82 | 1 in 335 |
| Kansas | #70 | 39 | 1 in 334 |
| Kentucky | #70 | 71 | 1 in 330 |
| Tennessee | #71 | 82 | 1 in 319 |
| Virginia | #72 | 86 | 1 in 313 |
| Oregon | #77 | 43 | 1 in 320 |
| Mississippi | #78 | 49 | 1 in 310 |
| Colorado | #79 | 47 | 1 in 345 |
| Minnesota | #84 | 61 | 1 in 394 |
| Wyoming | #85 | 7 | 1 in 298 |
| Oklahoma | #89 | 40 | 1 in 401 |
| Iowa | #96 | 42 | 1 in 418 |
| South Dakota | #107 | 9 | 1 in 459 |
| Utah | #124 | 24 | 1 in 576 |
| Montana | #145 | 7 | 1 in 596 |
| Hawaii | #178 | 8 | 1 in 579 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Erica
- 96 spots since 2024 (#1,492 → #1,396)
- 285 spots since 2020 (#1,111 → #1,396)
- 712 spots since 2015 (#684 → #1,396)
- Biggest jump: 423 spots in 1945 (#1,364 → #941)
- Biggest drop: 148 spots in 1951 (#809 → #957)
- Debuted 1909
- Peaked 1986 at #31 (9,973 births)
- Births halved by 1995, 9 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 27 yrs · run 1972–1998
- Top 1,000: 73 yrs · run 1947–2018
- Highest: 1 in 172 girls born in 1983 were named Erica (0.58%)
- Latest: 1 in 10,303 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #31 in 1986, was only 1 in 172 (0.58%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 40.2% of all girls named Erica (93,159) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | #2,208 (1909) | #2,208 |
| 1910s | 21 | #4,251 (1919) | #4,384 |
| 1920s | 58 | #2,194 (1928) | #3,447 |
| 1930s | 83 | #1,945 (1938) | #2,852 |
| 1940s | 521 | #876 (1948) | #1,450 |
| 1950s | 1,537 | #656 (1959) | #794 |
| 1960s | 6,325 | #208 (1969) | #419 |
| 1970s | 49,595 | #32 (1979) | #70 |
| 1980s | 93,159 | #31 (1986) | #33 |
| 1990s | 55,762 | #36 (1990) | #66 |
| 2000s | 18,871 | #102 (2000) | #204 |
| 2010s | 4,585 | #423 (2010) | #687 |
| 2020s | 1,091 | #1,111 (2020) | #1,292 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Erica in 1976
Top girls' names in 1976
Top boys' names in 1976
More about 1976
girls
1,465,099 girls got a published name in 1976; 1 in 280 of them was named Erica, which outranked 99.5% of the 10,913 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,569,007 boys got a published name in 1976; 1 in 62,760 of them was named Erica, which outranked 70.3% of the 6,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,873Windell26
- #1,873Wyman26
- #1,873Young26
- #1,932Erica25
- #1,932Ajay25
- #1,932Alonza25
- #1,932Anastacio25
- #1,999Adriel24
- #1,999Aidan24
- #1,999Alva24
Tied with 66 names at #1,932; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.