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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201994peak #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 1994

  • 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: #528 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,211 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: #478 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,660 girlsMNIllinois: #426 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 2,749 girlsILWisconsin: #424 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,924 girlsWIMichigan: #302 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 2,008 girlsMINew York: #708 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 5,296 girlsNYMassachusetts: #629 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,637 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedORNevada: #332 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,554 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedSDIowa: #414 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,854 girlsIAIndiana: #367 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,341 girlsINOhio: #415 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,940 girlsOHPennsylvania: #444 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 3,247 girlsPANew Jersey: #633 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,891 girlsNJConnecticut: #414 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,845 girlsCTCalifornia: #506 for girls · 78 births · 1 in 3,109 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedUTColorado: #403 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,248 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedNEMissouri: #338 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,282 girlsMOKentucky: #511 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,998 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedWVVirginia: #431 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,939 girlsVAMaryland: #344 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,105 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedDEArizona: #585 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,381 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedNMKansas: #348 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,840 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedARTennessee: #463 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,247 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #451 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,179 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #336 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,073 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #422 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,313 girlsOKLouisiana: #378 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,038 girlsLAMississippi: #151 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 717 girlsMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedALGeorgia: #305 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,852 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Ericka, so not publishedHITexas: #456 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 2,775 girlsTXFlorida: #377 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 2,404 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#151 · 1 in 717
  2. Michigan#302 · 1 in 2,008
  3. Georgia#305 · 1 in 1,852
  4. Nevada#332 · 1 in 1,554
  5. South Carolina#336 · 1 in 2,073

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#151171 in 717
Michigan#302271 in 2,008
Georgia#305221 in 1,852
Nevada#33251 in 1,554
South Carolina#33681 in 2,073
Missouri#338131 in 2,282
Maryland#344121 in 2,105
Kansas#34871 in 1,840
Indiana#367141 in 2,341
Florida#377311 in 2,404
Louisiana#378111 in 2,038
Colorado#40391 in 2,248
Connecticut#41461 in 2,845
Iowa#41451 in 2,854
Ohio#415221 in 2,940
Oklahoma#42271 in 2,313
Wisconsin#42491 in 2,924
Illinois#426271 in 2,749
Virginia#431121 in 2,939
Pennsylvania#444201 in 3,247
North Carolina#451121 in 3,179
Texas#456491 in 2,775
Tennessee#46391 in 3,247
Minnesota#47871 in 3,660
California#506781 in 3,109
Kentucky#51151 in 3,998
Washington#52891 in 3,211
Arizona#58581 in 3,381
Massachusetts#62961 in 5,637
New Jersey#63391 in 4,891
New York#708211 in 5,296
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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 1994

girls
#472
536 births · 1 in 3,332 girls

Top girls' names in 1994

  1. #1Jessica32,122
  2. #2Ashley30,281
  3. #3Emily24,154
  4. #4Samantha22,824
  5. #5Sarah22,299
  6. #6Taylor20,734
  7. #7Brittany18,900
  8. #8Amanda18,718
  9. #9Elizabeth16,786
  10. #10Megan16,580
  11. #472Ericka536
More about 1994

girls

1,785,753 girls got a published name in 1994; 1 in 3,332 of them was named Ericka, which outranked 97.0% of the 15,759 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ericka
  1. #469Tasha539
  2. #470Talia537
  3. #470Trisha537
  4. #472Ericka536
  5. #472Lucy536
  6. #474Nora530
  7. #475Lori524
  8. #476Elisa523

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

Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,523Nohely#5,419 → #896
  2. ↑ 4,322Aaliyah#4,524 → #202
  3. ↑ 2,306Zana#3,108 → #802
  4. ↑ 1,711Aliyah#2,068 → #357
  5. ↑ 1,430Zhane#2,012 → #582
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,015Coraima#875 → #1,890
  2. ↓ 799Kalene#929 → #1,728
  3. ↓ 656Deyanira#938 → #1,594
  4. ↓ 577Crysta#968 → #1,545
  5. ↓ 562Hilary#647 → #1,209

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

See the top 100 for 1994 →