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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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 | — | |
| 1923 | — | — | ||
| 1922 | — | — | ||
| 1921 | — | — | ||
| 1920 | — | — | ||
| 1919 | #4,251 | 6 | — | |
| 1918 | — | — | ||
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | — | |
| 1916 | #4,417 | 5 | — | |
| 1915 | #4,274 | 5 | — | |
| 1914 | — | — | ||
| 1913 | — | — | ||
| 1912 | — | — | ||
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | #2,208 | 5 | — | |
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1909
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 2017
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Maryland#395 · 1 in 1,662
- Oklahoma#439 · 1 in 1,749
- Georgia#487 · 1 in 2,244
- Washington#519 · 1 in 2,390
- South Carolina#575 · 1 in 2,537
Best ever in a state: #14 in District of Columbia, 1989.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | #395 | 14 | 1 in 1,662 |
| Oklahoma | #439 | 9 | 1 in 1,749 |
| Georgia | #487 | 21 | 1 in 2,244 |
| Washington | #519 | 13 | 1 in 2,390 |
| South Carolina | #575 | 7 | 1 in 2,537 |
| Illinois | #619 | 18 | 1 in 3,086 |
| Alabama | #701 | 6 | 1 in 3,196 |
| Florida | #728 | 21 | 1 in 4,093 |
| Minnesota | #756 | 6 | 1 in 3,987 |
| Tennessee | #757 | 8 | 1 in 3,825 |
| California | #776 | 43 | 1 in 4,552 |
| New York | #808 | 20 | 1 in 4,400 |
| Texas | #808 | 36 | 1 in 4,441 |
| Wisconsin | #826 | 5 | 1 in 4,516 |
| Indiana | #841 | 7 | 1 in 4,300 |
| Virginia | #842 | 8 | 1 in 4,504 |
| Ohio | #898 | 10 | 1 in 5,178 |
| Colorado | #899 | 5 | 1 in 4,525 |
| Michigan | #908 | 8 | 1 in 5,158 |
| North Carolina | #917 | 9 | 1 in 5,043 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,258 | 6 | 1 in 8,524 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
| Kentucky | — | — | — |
| Louisiana | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Missouri | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
Momentum · girls
Falling
- 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)
Rise & fade · girls
77 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1909
- Peaked 1986 at #31 (9,973 births)
- Births halved by 1995, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 27 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 27 yrs · run 1972–1998
- Top 1,000: 73 yrs · run 1947–2018
Share of babies · girls
1 in 172
- 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
Era · girls
The 1980s
- 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 2017
girls
#832
326 births · 1 in 5,296 girls
Top girls' names in 2017
More about 2017
girls
1,726,461 girls got a published name in 2017; 1 in 5,296 of them was named Erica, which outranked 95.5% of the 18,448 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Erica
- #829Tinley328
- #829Whitney328
- #831Aliana327
- #832Erica326
- #832Alyson326
- #832Carolyn326
- #832Claudia326
- #836Joyce325
- #836Milena325
- #838Celia324
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 2016
Risers
Fallers
- ↓ 263Julianne#919 → #1,182
- ↓ 243Milania#947 → #1,190
- ↓ 240Wendy#858 → #1,098
- ↓ 238Montserrat#808 → #1,046
- ↓ 224Nathaly#930 → #1,154
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.