Is Erica a boy or girl name?
Erica is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 146 girls and 0 boys were named Erica, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 232,485 US babies named Erica were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,487
- Babies named Erica since 1909
- 232,485
- Most popular year
- 1986
- 10,031 babies
Boys and girls named Erica, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 21 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 58 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 83 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 521 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,537 | 100% |
| 1960s | 14 | 6,325 | 99.8% |
| 1970s | 269 | 49,597 | 99.5% |
| 1980s | 523 | 93,161 | 99.4% |
| 1990s | 188 | 55,763 | 99.7% |
| 2000s | 30 | 18,871 | 99.8% |
| 2010s | 0 | 4,584 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 935 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,487 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 191 | #1,229 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 177 | #1,327 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 201 | #1,198 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 220 | #1,111 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 245 | #1,045 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 298 | #903 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 326 | #835 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 355 | #802 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 417 | #686 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 436 | #654 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 526 | #557 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 612 | #502 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 624 | #475 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 745 | #423 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 943 | #347 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 1,133 | #295 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 1,366 | #255 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 1,553 | #220 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,498 | 1,717 | #202 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,679 | 1,874 | #183 |
| 2003 | 5 | #11,424 | 2,092 | #159 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 2,305 | #144 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,763 | 2,668 | #129 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 3,220 | #102 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,690 | 3,161 | #106 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 3,624 | #92 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,480 | 3,992 | #84 |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,692 | 4,460 | #79 |
| 1995 | 20 | #3,349 | 4,893 | #69 |
| 1994 | 20 | #3,367 | 5,680 | #57 |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,304 | 6,412 | #49 |
| 1992 | 19 | #3,378 | 7,133 | #44 |
| 1991 | 40 | #1,930 | 7,800 | #40 |
| 1990 | 47 | #1,709 | 8,608 | #36 |
| 1989 | 68 | #1,330 | 9,025 | #34 |
| 1988 | 54 | #1,433 | 9,591 | #31 |
| 1987 | 51 | #1,431 | 9,328 | #31 |
| 1986 | 59 | #1,262 | 9,972 | #31 |
| 1985 | 61 | #1,220 | 9,525 | #34 |
| 1984 | 55 | #1,243 | 9,279 | #34 |
| 1983 | 54 | #1,256 | 9,713 | #33 |
| 1982 | 50 | #1,325 | 9,343 | #35 |
| 1981 | 35 | #1,671 | 8,624 | #36 |
| 1980 | 36 | #1,632 | 8,761 | #34 |
| 1979 | 38 | #1,542 | 8,178 | #32 |
| 1978 | 37 | #1,545 | 7,341 | #34 |
| 1977 | 30 | #1,757 | 6,623 | #38 |
| 1976 | 25 | #1,953 | 5,236 | #54 |
| 1975 | 31 | #1,641 | 4,582 | #63 |
| 1974 | 25 | #1,846 | 4,121 | #74 |
| 1973 | 24 | #1,838 | 3,794 | #81 |
| 1972 | 25 | #1,785 | 3,443 | #87 |
| 1971 | 21 | #2,002 | 3,490 | #108 |
| 1970 | 13 | #2,659 | 2,789 | #129 |
| 1969 | 9 | #3,139 | 1,505 | #208 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,315 | 956 | #280 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 681 | #337 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 575 | #381 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 566 | #388 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 541 | #418 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 576 | #400 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 448 | #456 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 243 | #657 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 234 | #664 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 233 | #656 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 206 | #686 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 211 | #680 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 182 | #711 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 146 | #798 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 142 | #788 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 113 | #889 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 94 | #973 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 94 | #957 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 116 | #809 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 89 | #946 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 99 | #877 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 83 | #974 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,036 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 66 | #944 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,370 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,964 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,283 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,893 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,338 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,967 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,969 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,555 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,512 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 9 | #2,991 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,199 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,373 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,837 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,790 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,221 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,757 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,674 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,590 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,324 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,436 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,816 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,641 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,499 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,317 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Erica reached #1,220 in 1985. As a girl name, it reached #31 in 1986. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Erica
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.