Girls' name · since 1970
Ericha
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 258 babies named Ericha, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,293 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 258
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ericha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 258 recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ericha has been recorded 258 times among girls since 1970, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2003.
- #17,293 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 258 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ericha ranks #17,293 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 258 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #17,293 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 258
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ericha's 258 recorded births place it above 76.05% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ericha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ericha's full recorded timeline at 1988, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ericha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2003
- Peak year (1988)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Ericha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (101 births, 39% of the file).
1990s was Ericha's strongest decade.
101 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Ericha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
49 births
- 1980s
1980s
97 births
- 1990s
1990s
101 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 101 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Ericha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (101 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ericha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~33 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1970–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Ericha 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 August 2026.