Girls' name · since 1919
Ercilia
172 babies named Ercilia in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1944. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #21,372 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 172
- born since 1919
- 1940s
- peak decade
Ercilia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 172 have been recorded since 1919.
Social Security Administration records show Ercilia recorded 172 times among girls since 1919, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1993.
- #21,372 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 172 born since 1919
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ercilia ranks #21,372 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 172 born since 1919, peaking in the 1940s.
- #21,372 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 172
- born since 1919
- 1940s
- peak decade
Ercilia's 172 recorded births place it above 70.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Ercilia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ercilia splits its recorded history at 1942: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1919 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1944 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ercilia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1993
- Peak year (1944)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Ercilia by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (40 births, 23% of the file).
1940s was Ercilia's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Ercilia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
33 births
- 1930s
1930s
37 births
- 1940s
1940s
40 births
- 1950s
1950s
16 births
- 1960s
1960s
16 births
- 1970s
1970s
18 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 40 births (23% of all-time use).
Ercilia by state
Where Ercilia concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 38 | 22.1% |
38 of 172 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ercilia's data
- Ercilia's decade-level peak was the 1940s (40 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Ercilias (38 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ercilia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1944)
Similar record span (~74 yrs)
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, 1919–1993 (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 Ercilia 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.