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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201975peak #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
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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 1975

  • 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: #518 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,972 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: #320 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,684 girlsMNIllinois: #245 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 1,394 girlsILWisconsin: #270 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,961 girlsWIMichigan: #248 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,506 girlsMINew York: #392 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 2,368 girlsNYMassachusetts: #496 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,897 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedRIOregon: #394 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,614 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: #367 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,644 girlsINOhio: #271 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 1,733 girlsOHPennsylvania: #473 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 4,337 girlsPANew Jersey: #356 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,117 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #398 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 2,270 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedNEMissouri: #485 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,161 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedWVVirginia: #460 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,866 girlsVAMaryland: #236 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,263 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedDEArizona: #335 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,685 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedNMKansas: #395 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,514 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #357 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,310 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #409 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,764 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #161 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 588 girlsDCOklahoma: #465 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,189 girlsOKLouisiana: #313 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,598 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedMSAlabama: #451 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,121 girlsALGeorgia: #407 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,580 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedHITexas: #387 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 2,226 girlsTXFlorida: #285 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,590 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#161 · 1 in 588
  2. Maryland#236 · 1 in 1,263
  3. Illinois#245 · 1 in 1,394
  4. Michigan#248 · 1 in 1,506
  5. Wisconsin#270 · 1 in 1,961

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#161101 in 588
Maryland#236141 in 1,263
Illinois#245501 in 1,394
Michigan#248371 in 1,506
Wisconsin#270141 in 1,961
Ohio#271401 in 1,733
Florida#285261 in 1,590
Louisiana#313161 in 1,598
Minnesota#32091 in 2,684
Arizona#33591 in 1,685
New Jersey#356171 in 2,117
North Carolina#357141 in 2,310
Indiana#367131 in 2,644
Texas#387431 in 2,226
New York#392431 in 2,368
Oregon#39451 in 2,614
Kansas#39551 in 2,514
California#398611 in 2,270
Georgia#407121 in 2,580
South Carolina#40961 in 2,764
Alabama#45171 in 3,121
Virginia#46071 in 3,866
Oklahoma#46551 in 3,189
Pennsylvania#473151 in 4,337
Missouri#48571 in 4,161
Massachusetts#49661 in 4,897
Washington#51851 in 3,972
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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 1975

girls
#376
553 births · 1 in 2,636 girls

Top girls' names in 1975

  1. #1Jennifer58,190
  2. #2Amy32,254
  3. #3Heather24,301
  4. #4Melissa24,168
  5. #5Angela23,361
  6. #6Michelle22,665
  7. #7Kimberly20,257
  8. #8Lisa18,139
  9. #9Stephanie15,775
  10. #10Nicole14,275
  11. #376Ericka553
More about 1975

girls

1,457,861 girls got a published name in 1975; 1 in 2,636 of them was named Ericka, which outranked 96.5% of the 10,618 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ericka
  1. #373Michael557
  2. #374Faith556
  3. #375Angelique555
  4. #376Ericka553
  5. #377Nora552
  6. #378Joan550
  7. #379Melisa548
Biggest movers since 1974
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,732Pepper#2,683 → #951
  2. ↑ 1,666Mandie#2,396 → #730
  3. ↑ 1,140Tiana#1,772 → #632
  4. ↑ 779Lacy#1,486 → #707
  5. ↑ 719Lacey#1,284 → #565
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Nia#672 → #1,119
  2. ↓ 429Alethea#716 → #1,145
  3. ↓ 404Cicely#608 → #1,012
  4. ↓ 307Elaina#994 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 303Cristin#938 → #1,241

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

See the top 100 for 1975 →