Recorded 1969–1999 Girls' name Peak 1971 449 births

Ericia — girls' name

449 babies named Ericia in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s1581980s1951990s91
1980s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Ericia was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

22 babies were named Ericia in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ericia

The Social Security Administration has registered 449 babies named Ericia between 1969 and 1999, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ericia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ericia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 195 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ericia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Ericia in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ericia 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 449 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.

Ericia at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

449

Since 1969

31 years of records

Peak year

1971

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1969

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1999

Ericia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1969

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1971)
22
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
0510152025 19991993198919851981197719731969 5

Ericia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
195 births that decade — 43% of Ericia's all-time total
1960s51970s1581980s1951990s91

Ericia by state

Where Ericia concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Ericia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
10 2.2%
#2 North Carolina
5 1.1%
Texas share of Ericia's total US births 2.2%
Even split

10 of 449 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ericia?
449 babies have been named Ericia since 1969. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1971 with 22 births.
When was Ericia most popular?
Ericia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 195 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Ericia most popular?
The top states for the name Ericia are Texas (10 births), North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Ericia been used?
Ericia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 31 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Ericia?
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, 1969–1999 (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.