Recorded 1960–1991 Unisex name Peak 1971 234 births

Erice — boys' name

234 babies named Erice in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s571970s961980s671990s14
1970s
Peak decade

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

1971
Single peak year

17 babies were named Erice in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Erice

The Social Security Administration has registered 234 babies named Erice between 1960 and 1991, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Erice currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 17 babies received it in a single year. Erice is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 30 additional births since 1972.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Erice performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 96 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Erice shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Erice 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 234 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.

Erice at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

234

Since 1960

32 years of records

Peak year

1971

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1960

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1991

Erice popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1960

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1971)
17
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
05101520 19911986198119771972196819631960 5

Erice popularity over time — girls

30 total births recorded since 1972 (Erice as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 30 births
45678910 19891988198619841972 5

Erice by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
96 births that decade — 41% of Erice's all-time total
1960s571970s961980s671990s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Erice?
234 babies have been named Erice since 1960. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1971 with 17 births.
When was Erice most popular?
Erice was most popular in the 1970s decade with 96 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Is Erice a unisex name?
Yes, Erice is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 234 births, and as a girl's name it has 30 births.
How long has the name Erice been used?
Erice has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 32 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Erice?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eric, Erik, Erick, Erich, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1960–1991 (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.