Girls' name · since 1945
Ericka
Since 1945, U.S. Social Security records show 23,420 babies named Ericka, peaking in 1971. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #956 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,617 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 23,420
- born since 1945
- 1970s
- peak decade
23,420 babies have been named Ericka since 1945, making it today's #2617 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Ericka recorded 23,420 times among girls since 1945, holding rank #2617 nationally today, ahead of 85% of girls, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 2025.
- #956 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,617 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 23,420 born since 1945
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ericka ranks #956 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,617 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 23,420 born since 1945, peaking in the 1970s.
- #956 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,617 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 23,420
- born since 1945
- 1970s
- peak decade
Ericka's 23,420 recorded births place it above 98.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
46 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ericka compares
23,420 Top 6% higher than 94% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ericka's all-time total is 62x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ericka | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 23,420 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 910 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ericka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ericka's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1946, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1971 peak of 910, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ericka popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–2025
- Peak year (1971)
- 910
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Ericka popularity over time - boys
46 total births recorded since 1970 (Ericka as boys' name)
Ericka by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (6,731 births, 29% of the file).
1970s was Ericka's strongest decade.
6,731 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Ericka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 41
1940s
41 births
- 1950s 155
1950s
155 births
- 1960s 995
1960s
995 births
- 1970s
1970s
6,731 births
- 1980s
1980s
6,223 births
- 1990s
1990s
5,432 births
- 2000s 2,632
2000s
2,632 births
- 2010s 927
2010s
927 births
- 2020s 284
2020s
284 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 6,731 births (29% of all-time use).
How Ericka 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 Ericka's total volume
Ericka by state
Where Ericka concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,124 | 13.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,000 | 8.5% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 1,495 | 6.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 1,379 | 5.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 1,359 | 5.8% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 1,029 | 4.4% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 1,026 | 4.4% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 796 | 3.4% |
3,124 of 23,420 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.
Ericka appears in 46 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ericka's data
- Ericka's decade-level peak was the 1970s (6,731 total births); usage has since declined to 284 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Erickas (3,124 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Ericka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~80 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, 1945–2025 (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 Ericka 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.