Ericka

#2,607 for girls in 2025, 66 births · Last seen for boys in 1990 at #7,178
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1971 · 910 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
23,420
since 1945

Ericka over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Ericka has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201973peak #299, 1971girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,60766—
2024#3,89238—
2023#3,91138—
2022#3,53644—
2021#3,67841—
2020#2,85057—
2019#3,04353—
2018#2,74462—
2017#2,77961—
2016#2,38578—
2015#2,35178—
2014#2,01098—
2013#2,15287—
2012#1,846109—
2011#1,440157—
2010#1,546144—
2009#1,317183—
2008#1,295192—
2007#1,172217—
2006#993262—
2005#1,078220—
2004#974244—
2003#788313—
2002#823283—
2001#735326—
2000#637392—
1999#636371—
1998#549452—
1997#575403—
1996#540432—
1995#501490—
1994#472536—
1993#406616—
1992#381678—
1991#365705—
1990#356749#7,1786
1989#371692#6,9416
1988#356698#5,7517
1987#374624—
1986#393587—
1985#382597—
1984#392554#5,5616
1983#386576#6,2385
1982#398583—
1981#365641—
1980#353671—
1979#332706—
1978#355599#5,0596
1977#353626—
1976#367573—
1975#376553—
1974#342639—
1973#320706—
1972#300806#4,9865
1971#299910—
1970#384613#4,7245
1969#555316—
1968#727182—
1967#948115—
1966#1,17882—
1965#1,63547—
1964#1,38366—
1963#1,34068—
1962#1,35067—
1961#2,54323—
1960#2,15029—
1959#1,88135—
1958#2,02530—
1957#2,72718—
1956#2,72518—
1955#5,2086—
1954#3,9679—
1953#3,26912—
1952#3,04013—
1951#4,0118—
1950#4,7386—
1949#3,39310—
1948#3,35010—
1947#3,7069—
1946#4,9605—
1945#3,6767—
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First appearance
1945

The first year at least five girls were named Ericka! It came in at #3,676, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1945–1946, when fewer than 8 girls a year got the name.

Where Ericka is popular in 1973

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedNHWashington: #280 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,566 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #394 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,796 girlsMNIllinois: #189 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 975 girlsILWisconsin: #294 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,240 girlsWIMichigan: #224 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 1,253 girlsMINew York: #457 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 3,040 girlsNYMassachusetts: #415 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,523 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedRIOregon: #261 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,368 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedIAIndiana: #353 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,532 girlsINOhio: #309 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 2,066 girlsOHPennsylvania: #324 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 2,179 girlsPANew Jersey: #412 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,728 girlsNJConnecticut: #317 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,838 girlsCTCalifornia: #329 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 1,792 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedUTColorado: #266 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,304 girlsCONebraska: #291 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,805 girlsNEMissouri: #271 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,620 girlsMOKentucky: #447 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,865 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedWVVirginia: #338 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,339 girlsVAMaryland: #203 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 990 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedDEArizona: #497 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,956 girlsAZNew Mexico: #336 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,489 girlsNMKansas: #347 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,994 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedARTennessee: #577 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,488 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #323 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,051 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #285 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,671 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #176 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 710 girlsDCOklahoma: #311 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,709 girlsOKLouisiana: #243 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,117 girlsLAMississippi: #431 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,734 girlsMSAlabama: #207 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 957 girlsALGeorgia: #340 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,129 girlsGAHawaii: #257 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 907 girlsHITexas: #376 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 2,145 girlsTXFlorida: #207 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 999 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#176 · 1 in 710
  2. Illinois#189 · 1 in 975
  3. Maryland#203 · 1 in 990
  4. Alabama#207 · 1 in 957
  5. Florida#207 · 1 in 999

Best ever in a state: #105 in District of Columbia, 1971.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#17691 in 710
Illinois#189721 in 975
Maryland#203191 in 990
Alabama#207241 in 957
Florida#207431 in 999
Michigan#224471 in 1,253
Louisiana#243231 in 1,117
Hawaii#25751 in 907
Oregon#26191 in 1,368
Colorado#266121 in 1,304
Missouri#271181 in 1,620
Washington#280121 in 1,566
South Carolina#285111 in 1,671
Nebraska#29151 in 1,805
Wisconsin#294121 in 2,240
Ohio#309341 in 2,066
Oklahoma#31191 in 1,709
Connecticut#31781 in 1,838
North Carolina#323171 in 2,051
Pennsylvania#324311 in 2,179
California#329731 in 1,792
New Mexico#33651 in 1,489
Virginia#338121 in 2,339
Georgia#340161 in 2,129
Kansas#34761 in 1,994
Indiana#353141 in 2,532
Texas#376441 in 2,145
Minnesota#39461 in 3,796
New Jersey#412141 in 2,728
Massachusetts#41591 in 3,523
Mississippi#43161 in 2,734
Kentucky#44761 in 3,865
New York#457341 in 3,040
Arizona#49751 in 2,956
Tennessee#57751 in 5,488
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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 Ericka
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 1,285 spots since 2024 (#3,892 → #2,607)
  • 243 spots since 2020 (#2,850 → #2,607)
  • 256 spots since 2015 (#2,351 → #2,607)
  • Biggest jump: 230 spots in 1967 (#1,178 → #948)
  • Biggest drop: 186 spots in 2004 (#788 → #974)
Rise & fade · girls
26 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1945
  • Peaked 1971 at #299 (910 births)
  • Births halved by 1996, 25 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 39 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 39 yrs · run 1967–2004
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,828
  • Highest: 1 in 1,828 girls born in 1971 were named Ericka (0.05%)
  • Latest: 1 in 24,353 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
  • 28.7% of all girls named Ericka (6,731) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s41#3,350 (1948)#3,817
1950s155#1,881 (1959)#3,359
1960s995#555 (1969)#1,381
1970s6,731#299 (1971)#343
1980s6,223#353 (1980)#377
1990s5,432#356 (1990)#478
2000s2,632#637 (2000)#981
2010s927#1,440 (2011)#2,230
2020s284#2,607 (2025)#3,412

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.

Ericka in 1973

girls
#320
706 births · 1 in 2,065 girls

Top girls' names in 1973

  1. #1Jennifer62,448
  2. #2Amy26,962
  3. #3Michelle26,935
  4. #4Kimberly23,531
  5. #5Lisa22,677
  6. #6Melissa22,479
  7. #7Angela20,898
  8. #8Heather19,347
  9. #9Stephanie17,263
  10. #10Rebecca14,868
  11. #320Ericka706
More about 1973

girls

1,458,209 girls got a published name in 1973; 1 in 2,065 of them was named Ericka, which outranked 96.7% of the 9,810 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ericka
  1. #317Lora726
  2. #318Shari724
  3. #319Ronda719
  4. #320Ericka706
  5. #321Amie702
  6. #321Roxanne702
  7. #323Bobbi699
Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,091Cicely#4,793 → #702
  2. ↑ 2,295Aubrey#3,177 → #882
  3. ↑ 1,847Nyree#2,680 → #833
  4. ↑ 1,533Danyell#2,523 → #990
  5. ↑ 1,496Vonetta#2,311 → #815
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,814Camisha#815 → #2,629
  2. ↓ 470Andra#904 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 416Cherilyn#823 → #1,239
  4. ↓ 284Keena#848 → #1,132
  5. ↓ 281Nicolle#734 → #1,015

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1973 →