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Erica
Recorded 232,637 times in US records since 1909. Peak year: 1986.
#2617 ↘
U.S. rank · 2025
1 in 21,252
U.S. · 2025 records
Extraordinary
rarity tier
≈225,000
alive today (estimate) ⓘ
↘ fading
10-yr trend
How many Ericas are there?

Alive in the US today estimate

Roughly 225,000 Ericas are alive in the US today, we estimate. About 1 in 1,500 Americans.

Made from recorded births by year and sex, multiplied by survival to today's age (SSA life table). It can't see immigration, and it's an estimate, not a census: how the living estimate is made.

Popularity over time

Erica through the years, 1909–2025

1986 · 10,032 10,032 0
19092025
Peak Erica year: 1986 (ringed), with 10,032 recorded. Current usage: ~100% girls. counts of people issued a Social Security number, not a full count of births.

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Every figure on this page is computed from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national baby-names data (ssa.gov), and the living estimate uses the SSA actuarial life table: how we calculate this. Data through 2025; refreshed Jun 2026; living estimate as of 2026.