Ericka
Ericka is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 38 births. Its best rank was 301st, in 1971–1972.
- Rank in 2024
- —outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 380.00% of girls
- Peak year
- 1971910 births
- Best rank
- #301first in 1971
- Since 1945
- 23,353people given the name
The story in the numbers
23,353 girls have been named Ericka in the United States since 1945, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 1971, with 910 births.
The name has all but left use: 38 births in 2024, against 910 at the peak.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 1986, and the 1970s alone account for 29%. It has spent 39 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among girls, year by year
By decade
| Decade | girls named Ericka | |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 41 | |
| 1950s | 155 | |
| 1960s | 995 | |
| 1970s | 6,731 | |
| 1980s | 6,223 | |
| 1990s | 5,432 | |
| 2000s | 2,632 | |
| 2010s | 926 | |
| 2020s | 218 |
In 1971, its biggest year
Ericka was the 301st most given girl’s name that year. The top five girls’ names of 1971 were Jennifer, Michelle, Lisa, Kimberly and Amy. See all of 1971.
Names that rose and fell with Ericka
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Nickolepeak 1986
- Nichollepeak 1994
- Chantellpeak 1991
- Cristapeak 1971
- Nicollepeak 1970
- Nikkipeak 1972
- Nikolepeak 1993
- Kristapeak 1986
Other spellings in the data
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.