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Erica

Girl

Origin of the name

Erica is the feminine of Eric, from the Old Norse, “eternal ruler.”

Short-lived name

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1986 was its best year: 9,973 births, or 1 baby in 357. The decline was steep: births are now 98% below the peak. Its rank in 2025: No. 1396. 40% of all babies named Erica since 1880 were born in the 1980s.
231,613births since 1880
1980sgeneration
No. 31rank at its peak, in 1986

Where babies named Erica are born

1986

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The darker the blue, the more common Erica is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Erica is most common in Delaware (1.4 times), New Mexico (1.3) and District of Columbia (1.3), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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