How Many People Are Named Erica?
people named Erica are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,524 people in the US has this name
Based on 232,637 babies named Erica in Social Security records from 1909 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
10,032 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Portuguese form of ERICA.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Erica in English. Counting Erica and these spellings together, about 248,346 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Erica (99.6%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Erica alive today is about 39 years old, and 81% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 32 and 45 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Erica first appears in the records in 1909 and was given most often in 1986, to 10,032 babies. In 2025, 156 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1909 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Erica never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #31, in 1986 to 1988, and it was in the top 100 for 27 years, 1972 to 1998. In 2025 it ranked #1,399.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,399 |
| Best rank | #31 (1986 to 1988) |
| Years in the top 100 | 27 (1972 to 1998) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #36 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Erica alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Erica were born in California than in any other state: about 27,401 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Erica was given 1.7 times as often in District of Columbia, 1.4 times in Delaware and 1.2 times in Alabama.
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