Total births
13
Girls' name · since 1972
Erical
13 babies named Erical in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 13
- total births
- 1972–1974
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Erical is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 13 have been recorded since 1972.
Erical has 13 recorded births among girls since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1974.
- 13 total births
- 1972–1974 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
13 girls have been named Erical since 1972, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1974.
- 13
- total births
- 1972–1974
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Erical was born in this single decade.
1974
Single peak year
8 babies were named Erical in 1974 - its busiest year on record.
Erical's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Erical splits its recorded history at 1974: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1974 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Erical at a glance
Last recorded 1974Peak year
1974
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1972
Erical popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1974
- Peak year (1974)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Erical by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Erical's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Erical births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 13 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Erical? ▼
Erical has been given to 13 babies in the U.S. since 1972, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1974. 8 babies were born in 1974, its single highest year.
When was Erical most popular? ▼
Erical was most popular in the 1970s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Erical been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Erical since 1972 -- 3 years through the most recent 1974 data.
What names are similar to Erical? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Erin, Erica, Erika, Ericka, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Erical
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1972–1974 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Erical: Baby Name Since 1972 - 13 Births, Peak 1974." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/erical. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Erical 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 July 2026.