NameTides

Erica

Erica was the #1,396 girls' name in the US in 2025 (156 babies), and #585 in England & Wales and #856 in Canada.

Erica as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Erica as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Erica as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.5101880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,396 (156)#585 (67)#387 (8)——#856 (33)
2024#1,492 (146)#565 (69)#541 (5)—#736 (4)#1,032 (26)
2023#1,229 (191)#498 (79)#323 (11)—#495 (7)#958 (27)
2022#1,325 (177)#405 (104)#324 (10)#418 (3)#357 (11)#902 (29)
2021#1,198 (201)#398 (112)#363 (9)#237 (7)#517 (7)#1,049 (25)
2020#1,111 (220)#402 (107)#471 (6)—#355 (11)#761 (37)
2019#1,045 (245)#325 (144)#224 (18)—#271 (17)#603 (51)
2018#903 (298)#382 (117)#244 (16)#273 (6)#255 (18)#509 (61)
2017#832 (326)#405 (108)#220 (20)#355 (4)#471 (8)#496 (65)
2016#801 (355)#345 (139)#303 (13)—#273 (17)#446 (76)
2015#684 (417)#350 (134)#236 (17)#248 (7)#192 (29)#494 (65)
2014#653 (437)#380 (118)#222 (21)—#213 (25)#493 (65)
2013#557 (526)#383 (114)#267 (15)#178 (11)#181 (32)#382 (86)
2012#501 (612)#362 (133)#321 (13)#330 (5)#244 (21)#344 (95)
2011#475 (624)#372 (126)#334 (11)#311 (5)#285 (18)#257 (127)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1983 at #33.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1909.

How common is it?

about 1 in 10,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 10,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 3,800uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 2,200uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 4,500uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Erica is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 11,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 9,500 to 1 in 14,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Erica by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #732WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #927ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,312NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: #548ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,438OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,409CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #843VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #1,127TNNorth Carolina: #1,437NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,533GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,406TXFlorida: #1,055FL
Erica (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#93212

Erica (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
EricaCanadaGirls#85633
EricaEngland & WalesGirls#58567
EricaIrelandGirls—too few
EricaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
EricaScotlandGirls#3878
EricaUSGirls#1,396156
EricaUSBoys—too few