Erica

Meaning: Eternal ruler
Origin: Variant of Eric (from Old Norse)

Girl's name · #1399 in the US (2025) · 80s wave

Popularity over time

Erica's best rank, #31, came in 1986; it has stepped well back to #1399 today. Roughly 232,000 girls have been named Erica since 1909.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 17 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#405 in Scotland (2025) · #434 in Norway (2025) · #586 in England & Wales (2025) · #932 in Mexico (2024) · #1,186 in Belgium (2025) · #1,481 in Austria (2025) · #1,949 in France (2025) · #2,045 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,120 in Canada (2024).

Famous Ericas

Erica Jong — American novelist, poet, memoirist, critic
Erica Durance — Canadian actress
Erica Leerhsen — American actress
Erica Fernandes — Indian actress
Erica Cerra — Canadian actress

In stories & tradition

Erica Hahn — Grey's Anatomy (TV series)
Erica Kane — All My Children (TV series)
Erica Farrell — Degrassi Junior High (TV series)

What Ericas become

Among 786 notable people named Erica:

Sports figures appear 1.54× more often than among typical names — e.g. Erica Wiebe, Canadian wrestler.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Erika (#1109) and Ericka (#2624), Erica would rank around #659 with about 440 births last year — the newborns split about 49/36/15 across Erika, Erica, and Ericka.

Similar names: Erika · Kristen · Erin · Monica · Lindsey · Alisha

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