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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202006peak #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 2006

  • 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: #682 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,829 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: #831 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,373 girlsMNIllinois: #972 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 6,195 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedWIMichigan: #974 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,742 girlsMINew York: #1,170 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 8,044 girlsNYMassachusetts: #817 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,685 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedRIOregon: #583 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,749 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: #1,024 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,617 girlsINOhio: #895 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 6,367 girlsOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #775 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 4,791 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: #801 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,949 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedWVVirginia: #882 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,409 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedDEArizona: #968 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,470 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedARTennessee: #997 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,356 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #1,331 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,419 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedALGeorgia: #861 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,894 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedHITexas: #804 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 4,887 girlsTXFlorida: #862 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 5,570 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Oregon#583 · 1 in 2,749
  2. Washington#682 · 1 in 3,829
  3. California#775 · 1 in 4,791
  4. Missouri#801 · 1 in 4,949
  5. Texas#804 · 1 in 4,887

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

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StateRankBirthsShare
Oregon#58361 in 2,749
Washington#68281 in 3,829
California#775491 in 4,791
Missouri#80161 in 4,949
Texas#804341 in 4,887
Massachusetts#81751 in 5,685
Minnesota#83151 in 5,373
Georgia#861111 in 4,894
Florida#862161 in 5,570
Virginia#88271 in 5,409
Ohio#89591 in 6,367
Arizona#96871 in 5,470
Illinois#972111 in 6,195
Michigan#97471 in 6,742
Tennessee#99751 in 6,356
Indiana#1,02451 in 6,617
New York#1,170121 in 8,044
North Carolina#1,33151 in 9,419
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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 2006

girls
#993
262 births · 1 in 7,257 girls

Top girls' names in 2006

  1. #1Emily21,412
  2. #2Emma19,133
  3. #3Madison18,635
  4. #4Isabella18,231
  5. #5Ava16,941
  6. #6Abigail15,633
  7. #7Olivia15,508
  8. #8Hannah14,556
  9. #9Sophia13,503
  10. #10Samantha12,470
  11. #993Ericka262
More about 2006

girls

1,901,209 girls got a published name in 2006; 1 in 7,257 of them was named Ericka, which outranked 95.1% of the 20,064 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ericka
  1. #988Leyla263
  2. #988Mireya263
  3. #988Neveah263
  4. #993Ericka262
  5. #993Fabiola262
  6. #993Lorelai262
  7. #996Janice260
  8. #996Joana260
  9. #996Luisa260

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2005
Risers
  1. ↑ 8,571Bethzy#9,452 → #881
  2. ↑ 1,747Rihanna#2,278 → #531
  3. ↑ 965Yaretzi#1,803 → #838
  4. ↑ 921Betsy#1,668 → #747
  5. ↑ 612Evangeline#1,210 → #598
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,134Mikalah#806 → #2,940
  2. ↓ 1,275Jolette#954 → #2,229
  3. ↓ 756Karol#818 → #1,574
  4. ↓ 446Litzy#388 → #834
  5. ↓ 305Devon#963 → #1,268

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

See the top 100 for 2006 →