Is Ericka a boy or girl name?
Ericka is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 38 girls and 0 boys were named Ericka, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 23,399 US babies named Ericka were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,896
- Babies named Ericka since 1945
- 23,399
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 910 babies
Boys and girls named Ericka, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 41 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 155 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 995 | 100% |
| 1970s | 16 | 6,731 | 99.8% |
| 1980s | 24 | 6,223 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 6 | 5,432 | 99.9% |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,632 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 926 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 218 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,896 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,927 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,553 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,695 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,859 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,056 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,759 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,819 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,394 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,363 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 98 | #2,013 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,160 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,849 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 157 | #1,440 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,549 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 183 | #1,320 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 192 | #1,296 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 217 | #1,174 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 262 | #993 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 220 | #1,080 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 244 | #977 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 313 | #788 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 283 | #825 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 326 | #735 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 392 | #637 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 371 | #636 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 452 | #549 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 403 | #576 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 432 | #540 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 490 | #501 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 536 | #472 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 616 | #406 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 678 | #381 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 705 | #365 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,453 | 749 | #356 |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,273 | 692 | #371 |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,970 | 698 | #356 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 624 | #375 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 587 | #393 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 597 | #382 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,810 | 554 | #392 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,563 | 576 | #386 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 583 | #398 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 641 | #366 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 671 | #353 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 706 | #332 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,280 | 599 | #355 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 626 | #353 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 573 | #367 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 553 | #376 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 639 | #342 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 706 | #320 |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,200 | 806 | #301 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 910 | #301 |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,936 | 613 | #384 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 316 | #555 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 182 | #727 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 115 | #948 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,185 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,642 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,385 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,341 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,353 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,564 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,161 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,893 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,033 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,750 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,751 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,387 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,062 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,327 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,084 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,140 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,907 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,453 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,427 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,804 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,168 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,776 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ericka reached #4,936 in 1970. As a girl name, it reached #301 in 1971. 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 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ericka
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.