Recorded 1970–2003 Girls' name Peak 1988 258 births

Ericha — girls' name

258 babies named Ericha in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s491980s971990s1012000s11
1990s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Ericha was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

15 babies were named Ericha in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ericha

The Social Security Administration has registered 258 babies named Ericha between 1970 and 2003, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ericha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ericha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 101 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ericha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ericha 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 258 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.

Ericha at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

258

Since 1970

34 years of records

Peak year

1988

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1970

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2003

Ericha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1970

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1988)
15
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
05101520 20031997199319891985198019731970 6

Ericha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
101 births that decade — 39% of Ericha's all-time total
1970s491980s971990s1012000s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ericha?
258 babies have been named Ericha since 1970. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1988 with 15 births.
When was Ericha most popular?
Ericha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 101 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Ericha been used?
Ericha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 34 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Ericha?
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, 1970–2003 (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.