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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201977peak #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 1977

  • 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: #482 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,253 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: #437 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,314 girlsMNIllinois: #250 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 1,391 girlsILWisconsin: #233 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,525 girlsWIMichigan: #381 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,006 girlsMINew York: #457 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 3,086 girlsNYMassachusetts: #333 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,451 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedRIOregon: #355 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,104 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: #317 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,368 girlsIAIndiana: #310 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,202 girlsINOhio: #290 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 2,004 girlsOHPennsylvania: #411 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 3,320 girlsPANew Jersey: #572 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,588 girlsNJConnecticut: #349 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,375 girlsCTCalifornia: #310 for girls · 90 births · 1 in 1,662 girlsCAUtah: #427 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,939 girlsUTColorado: #388 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,438 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedNEMissouri: #336 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,213 girlsMOKentucky: #418 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,512 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedWVVirginia: #502 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,028 girlsVAMaryland: #315 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,846 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedDEArizona: #251 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,139 girlsAZNew Mexico: #237 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,007 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedKSArkansas: #297 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,624 girlsARTennessee: #414 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,116 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #302 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,837 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #512 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,508 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #222 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 864 girlsDCOklahoma: #481 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,383 girlsOKLouisiana: #326 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,749 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedMSAlabama: #422 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,876 girlsALGeorgia: #405 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,737 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedHITexas: #337 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 1,827 girlsTXFlorida: #212 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,168 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Florida#212 · 1 in 1,168
  2. District of Columbia#222 · 1 in 864
  3. Wisconsin#233 · 1 in 1,525
  4. New Mexico#237 · 1 in 1,007
  5. Illinois#250 · 1 in 1,391

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Florida#212371 in 1,168
District of Columbia#22271 in 864
Wisconsin#233191 in 1,525
New Mexico#23781 in 1,007
Illinois#250521 in 1,391
Arizona#251141 in 1,139
Ohio#290351 in 2,004
Arkansas#29781 in 1,624
North Carolina#302181 in 1,837
California#310901 in 1,662
Indiana#310161 in 2,202
Maryland#315101 in 1,846
Iowa#31781 in 2,368
Louisiana#326161 in 1,749
Massachusetts#333121 in 2,451
Missouri#336141 in 2,213
Texas#337551 in 1,827
Connecticut#34961 in 2,375
Oregon#35571 in 2,104
Michigan#381191 in 3,006
Colorado#38871 in 2,438
Georgia#405121 in 2,737
Pennsylvania#411201 in 3,320
Tennessee#41491 in 3,116
Kentucky#41871 in 3,512
Alabama#42281 in 2,876
Utah#42751 in 2,939
Minnesota#43761 in 4,314
New York#457331 in 3,086
Oklahoma#48151 in 3,383
Washington#48271 in 3,253
Virginia#50271 in 4,028
South Carolina#51251 in 3,508
New Jersey#57281 in 4,588
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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 1977

girls
#353
626 births · 1 in 2,449 girls

Top girls' names in 1977

  1. #1Jennifer58,964
  2. #2Melissa26,879
  3. #3Amy26,729
  4. #4Jessica24,846
  5. #5Heather23,773
  6. #6Angela20,998
  7. #7Michelle19,540
  8. #8Kimberly18,286
  9. #9Amanda18,278
  10. #10Kelly18,234
  11. #353Ericka626
More about 1977

girls

1,533,146 girls got a published name in 1977; 1 in 2,449 of them was named Ericka, which outranked 96.9% of the 11,329 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ericka
  1. #350Eileen630
  2. #350Teri630
  3. #352Kimberley629
  4. #353Ericka626
  5. #354Nina625
  6. #355Tami622
  7. #356Hollie620
Biggest movers since 1976
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,746Shawnte#2,486 → #740
  2. ↑ 1,077Jacklyn#2,060 → #983
  3. ↑ 775Talia#1,482 → #707
  4. ↑ 605Haley#1,047 → #442
  5. ↑ 576Raven#1,154 → #578
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,033Liberty#543 → #1,576
  2. ↓ 464Luciana#545 → #1,009
  3. ↓ 441Danyel#999 → #1,440
  4. ↓ 428Chaka#897 → #1,325
  5. ↓ 322Catina#861 → #1,183

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

See the top 100 for 1977 →