Recorded 1909–2025 · United States
Erica was most popular in 1986, when 10,032 American babies were given the name — ranking #75 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,617, with 156 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 232,637 people named Erica.
Erica first appears in Social Security Administration records in 1909, which makes it about 116 years old as a recorded American name. It has been recorded in 105 of the 117 years since.
The Social Security Administration has recorded 232,637 American births named Erica between 1880 and 2025. That is recorded US births, not a world population — it counts people issued a Social Security number at birth in the United States. Of those, roughly 224,992 are estimated to be alive today.
156 American babies were named Erica in 2025, ranking #2,617 that year.
Erica is falling. Across 2021–2025 it averaged 174 births a year, against 523 a year across 2011–2015 — a change of -67% over the decade.
Measured on recorded births. American births overall have fallen since 2007, so most established names lose births over any recent decade — a name can shed births and still hold its rank. Compare the rank above, which is measured against the other names of the same year.
Across the whole record Erica is a girl’s name — 99.6% of the 232,637 Americans given it were girls and 0.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.
Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.
Roughly 224,992 Americans named Erica are alive today — 97% of everyone ever recorded with the name. The median is 40 years old, and half are between 34 and 46. That is a narrow band: Erica arrived and faded within about a decade rather than staying in steady use.
An estimate, not a count. Recorded births are carried forward through the Social Security Administration’s 2023 period life table, by age and sex. That table describes mortality in one recent year, so it credits the oldest cohorts with today’s survival rather than the harsher rates they actually lived through — the further back a name peaked, the more this will overstate how many remain. It counts people issued a Social Security number at birth, not immigrants who arrived later.
Norse · feminine of Eric, "eternal ruler"
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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org