Recorded 1904–1934 Girls' name Peak 1909 108 births

Ercie — girls' name

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.

1900s221910s441920s371930s5
1910s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Ercie was born in this single decade.

1909
Single peak year

10 babies were named Ercie in 1909 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ercie

The Social Security Administration has registered 108 babies named Ercie between 1904 and 1934, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ercie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1934. The name reached its historical peak in 1909, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ercie performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ercie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ercie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 108 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ercie at a glance

Last recorded 1934

Total births

108

Since 1904

31 years of records

Peak year

1909

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1934

Active since

1904

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1934

Ercie popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1934
Peak year (1909)
10
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
4681012 193419241922192019161914191219051904 5

Ercie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
44 births that decade — 41% of Ercie's all-time total
1900s221910s441920s371930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ercie?
108 babies have been named Ercie since 1904. It was last recorded in 1934. The peak year was 1909 with 10 births.
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?
Ercie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1904, spanning 31 years of data 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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1904–1934 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.