Girls' name · since 1966
Ericca
Since 1966, U.S. Social Security records show 580 babies named Ericca, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 580
- total births
- 1966–2013
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 31%
- born in that decade
Ericca is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 580 have been recorded since 1966.
Social Security Administration records show Ericca recorded 580 times among girls since 1966, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2013.
- 580 total births
- 1966–2013 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 31% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
580 girls have been named Ericca since 1966, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2013.
- 580
- total births
- 1966–2013
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 31%
- born in that decade
31% of everyone ever named Ericca was born in this single decade.
34 babies were named Ericca in 1989 - its busiest year on record.
Ericca's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ericca splits its recorded history at 1987: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2013 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 34 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ericca at a glance
Last recorded 2013Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Ericca popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2013
- Peak year (1989)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2013.
580 total births across 48 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1989 with 34 births in a single year.
Ericca by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Ericca's strongest decade.
177 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Ericca births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 22
1960s
22 births
- 1970s
1970s
153 births
- 1980s
1980s
173 births
- 1990s
1990s
177 births
- 2000s 50
2000s
50 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 177 births (31% of all-time use).
Ericca decade highlights
- Peak decade 177 births
- Runner-up 173 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Ericca compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ericca's total volume
Ericca vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Ericca by state
Where Ericca concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 26 | 4.5% |
26 of 580 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 4.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 4.5% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Ericca's data
- Ericca's decade-level peak was the 1990s (177 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ericcas (26 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1966–2013 (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. "Ericca: Baby Name Since 1966 - 580 Births, Peak 1989." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ericca. 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 Ericca 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 June 2026.
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