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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201984peak #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 1984

  • 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: #407 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,686 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: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedMNIllinois: #353 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 2,421 girlsILWisconsin: #359 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,064 girlsWIMichigan: #301 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 2,087 girlsMINew York: #475 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 3,367 girlsNYMassachusetts: #431 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,722 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedORNevada: 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: #357 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,775 girlsINOhio: #410 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,641 girlsOHPennsylvania: #534 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 5,234 girlsPANew Jersey: #389 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,795 girlsNJConnecticut: #362 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,725 girlsCTCalifornia: #377 for girls · 82 births · 1 in 2,349 girlsCAUtah: #466 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,986 girlsUTColorado: #545 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,327 girlsCONebraska: #209 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,157 girlsNEMissouri: #623 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,271 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedWVVirginia: #348 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,614 girlsVAMaryland: #240 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,526 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedDEArizona: #461 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,015 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedNMKansas: #369 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,546 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedARTennessee: #430 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,430 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #375 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,841 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #264 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,603 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #330 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,067 girlsOKLouisiana: #314 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,922 girlsLAMississippi: #300 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,671 girlsMSAlabama: #371 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,393 girlsALGeorgia: #397 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,746 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedHITexas: #367 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 2,288 girlsTXFlorida: #261 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,667 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Nebraska#209 · 1 in 1,157
  2. Maryland#240 · 1 in 1,526
  3. Florida#261 · 1 in 1,667
  4. South Carolina#264 · 1 in 1,603
  5. Mississippi#300 · 1 in 1,671

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nebraska#20991 in 1,157
Maryland#240151 in 1,526
Florida#261371 in 1,667
South Carolina#264111 in 1,603
Mississippi#30091 in 1,671
Michigan#301271 in 2,087
Louisiana#314161 in 1,922
Oklahoma#330101 in 2,067
Virginia#348121 in 2,614
Illinois#353301 in 2,421
Indiana#357121 in 2,775
Wisconsin#359101 in 3,064
Connecticut#36261 in 2,725
Texas#367571 in 2,288
Kansas#36961 in 2,546
Alabama#37191 in 2,393
North Carolina#375121 in 2,841
California#377821 in 2,349
New Jersey#389141 in 2,795
Georgia#397131 in 2,746
Washington#407101 in 2,686
Ohio#410191 in 3,641
Tennessee#43081 in 3,430
Massachusetts#43191 in 3,722
Arizona#46171 in 3,015
Utah#46651 in 2,986
New York#475311 in 3,367
Pennsylvania#534131 in 5,234
Colorado#54551 in 4,327
Missouri#62351 in 6,271
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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 1984

girls
#392
554 births · 1 in 3,039 girls
boys
#5,561
6 births · 1 in 300,808 boys

Top girls' names in 1984

  1. #1Jennifer50,564
  2. #2Jessica45,857
  3. #3Ashley38,773
  4. #4Amanda33,915
  5. #5Sarah25,887
  6. #6Stephanie23,025
  7. #7Nicole22,270
  8. #8Melissa21,896
  9. #9Heather21,489
  10. #10Elizabeth20,360
  11. #392Ericka554

Top boys' names in 1984

  1. #1Michael67,735
  2. #2Christopher60,021
  3. #3Matthew49,767
  4. #4Joshua40,266
  5. #5David38,492
  6. #6Daniel36,531
  7. #7James35,859
  8. #8John32,610
  9. #9Robert31,768
  10. #10Joseph30,513
  11. #5,561Ericka6
More about 1984

girls

1,683,817 girls got a published name in 1984; 1 in 3,039 of them was named Ericka, which outranked 96.8% of the 12,181 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ericka
  1. #389Constance564
  2. #389Destiny564
  3. #391Nora559
  4. #392Ericka554
  5. #393Jody552
  6. #394Jackie546
  7. #395Jolene545
Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 8,259Santana#9,015 → #756
  2. ↑ 2,419Tasia#3,151 → #732
  3. ↑ 2,198Teela#3,065 → #867
  4. ↑ 1,074Grisel#1,858 → #784
  5. ↑ 894Kaylee#1,715 → #821
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,856Dwan#874 → #2,730
  2. ↓ 720Toccara#937 → #1,657
  3. ↓ 713Kaleena#547 → #1,260
  4. ↓ 303Karie#1,000 → #1,303
  5. ↓ 300Karyn#820 → #1,120

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

boys

1,804,848 boys got a published name in 1984; 1 in 300,808 of them was named Ericka, which outranked 24.2% of the 7,341 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ericka
  1. #4,973Zenon7
  2. #4,973Zeus7
  3. #4,973Zubair7
  4. #5,561Ericka6
  5. #5,561Aaryn6
  6. #5,561Abdulaziz6
  7. #5,561Abdur6
  8. #6,315Abbott5
  9. #6,315Abdel5
  10. #6,315Abdon5

Tied with 753 names at #5,561; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 958Ryne#1,562 → #604
  2. ↑ 472Rachel#1,448 → #976
  3. ↑ 399Zebulon#1,375 → #976
  4. ↑ 359Travon#1,327 → #968
  5. ↑ 347Mackenzie#1,347 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 741Trumaine#949 → #1,690
  2. ↓ 422Basil#1,000 → #1,422
  3. ↓ 240Alfonzo#1,000 → #1,240
  4. ↓ 208Jasen#804 → #1,012
  5. ↓ 205Woodrow#949 → #1,154

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

See the top 100 for 1984 →