Ericka
Ericka, or Éricka in France, is a girl's given name, a variant of Erica and Erika.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Ericka
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ericka, or Éricka in France, is a girl's given name, a variant of Erica and Erika.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Ericka
The earliest SSA record of Ericka as a baby girl name dates back to 1945, when 7 babies received it. 1971 was its biggest year on record, with 910 newborns named Ericka — #299 in the national rankings. About 29% of every Ericka on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Ericka ranks #4,269 for baby girls with 33 births, falling sharply (-31%). All told, over 23K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Ericka
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Ericka. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Ericka
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About the name Ericka
Ericka is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1945 and has accumulated 23K births in the dataset. Ericka's peak popularity came in 1971 when it ranked #299. Use the chart and map above to compare Ericka's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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