Recorded 1966–2013 Girls' name Peak 1989 580 births

Ericca — girls' name

580 babies named Ericca in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s221970s1531980s1731990s1772000s502010s5
1990s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Ericca was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

34 babies were named Ericca in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ericca

The Social Security Administration has registered 580 babies named Ericca between 1966 and 2013, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ericca currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ericca performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 177 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Ericca shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 26 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ericca in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ericca 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 580 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.

Ericca at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

580

Since 1966

48 years of records

Peak year

1989

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1966

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2013

Ericca popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1966

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1989)
34
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
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Ericca by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
177 births that decade — 31% of Ericca's all-time total
1960s221970s1531980s1731990s1772000s502010s5

Ericca by state

Where Ericca concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ericca
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
26 4.5%
California share of Ericca's total US births 4.5%

26 of 580 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ericca?
580 babies have been named Ericca since 1966. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1989 with 34 births.
When was Ericca most popular?
Ericca was most popular in the 1990s decade with 177 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Ericca most popular?
The top states for the name Ericca are California (26 births).
How long has the name Ericca been used?
Ericca has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 48 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Ericca?
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.

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, 1966–2013 (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.