Girls' name · since 1904

Ercie

108 babies named Ercie in U.S. Social Security records since 1904, with the highest year being 1909. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#26,255 of 72,339
all-time among girls
108
born since 1904
1910s
peak decade

108 girls have been named Ercie since 1904, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ercie has been recorded 108 times among girls since 1904, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1904 to 1934.

  • #26,255 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 108 born since 1904
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ercie ranks #26,255 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 108 born since 1904, peaking in the 1910s.

#26,255 of 72,339
all-time among girls
108
born since 1904
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Ercie's 108 recorded births place it above 63.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Ercie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Ercie's SSA record in two at 1919 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1904, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1909 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Ercie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1904–1934

Last recorded 1934
Peak year (1909)
10
Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
4681012 190419091913191519191921192319261934 5

Ercie by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (44 births, 41% of the file).

1910s was Ercie's strongest decade.

44 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.

Ercie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 44 births (41% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ercie?
108 babies have been named Ercie since 1904. All-time, it sits at #26,255 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1934. The peak year was 1909 with 10 births.
Where does Ercie sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ercie ranks #26,255 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ercie most popular?
Ercie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 1909.
How long has the name Ercie been used?
Records for Ercie go back to 1904, giving 31 years of history through 1934.
What names are similar to Ercie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ercell, Ercel, Ercilia, Ercelle, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Ercie's data

  • Ercie's decade-level peak was the 1910s (44 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Ercie

Nearby Names Like Ercie

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ercie

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ercie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1904–1934 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ercie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.