Girls' name · peaked in 1983
Erica name popularity since 1925
232,606 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Erica. Half of them were born in 1986 or earlier, so the typical Erica is about 40 years old in 2026. Erica peaked in 1983 as the #33 name for girls, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 232,606
- Named Erica, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,399 for girls in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% girls
- 231,582 girls · 1,024 boys
- Most popular in
- Delaware
- 1.38× its national share
Peak year is the year Erica made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Erica births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1986. Measured as a share of all babies, Erica peaked in 1983.
- Fastest rise: Between 1966 and 1971, Erica became 6.2× more common, from 1 in 2,940 baby girls to 1 in 477.
- Steepest fall: Between 2006 and 2011, its share of baby girls fell by 57%, from 1 in 1,220 to 1 in 2,820.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Erica's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Erica.
Decade by decade
Babies named Erica in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 53 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 83 | 0 | #3,512 |
| 1940s | 521 | 0 | #944 |
| 1950s | 1,537 | 0 | #798 |
| 1960s | 6,325 | 14 | #388 |
| 1970s | 49,595 | 269 | #63 |
| 1980s | 93,159 | 523 | #34 |
| 1990s | 55,762 | 188 | #69 |
| 2000s | 18,871 | 30 | #202 |
| 2010s | 4,585 | 0 | #686 |
| 2020–25 | 1,091 | 0 | #1,399 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
55.9% of babies named Erica from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Erica is most popular
The index compares Erica's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Erica.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Delaware | 1.38× | 665 |
| District of Columbia | 1.31× | 1,407 |
| New Mexico | 1.31× | 1,679 |
| Connecticut | 1.22× | 3,061 |
| Louisiana | 1.18× | 4,918 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Erica and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Erica (this page) | 231,582 | 1983 |
| Erika | 125,586 | 1990 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Erica's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Erica.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Erica (1983).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data