Ericca
A feminine name derived from the Old Norse name Erik, meaning "eternal ruler".
Name Census estimates that about 545 living Americans carry the first name Ericca. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Ericca today is around 40 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Ericca births was 1989 (34 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Ericca. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
545
~ 1 in 628,907 Americans
Peak year
1989
34 babies that year
Average age
40
years old
2013 SSA rank
#17,378
Tracked since 1966
Census
Ericca in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 536 people with the first name Ericca, which placed it at #19,637 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#19,637
National first-name rank
People counted
536
536 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
48.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Ericca
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ericca is White at 48.9%. The next largest groups are Black (23.1%) and Hispanic (19.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Ericca described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Ericca at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White48.9% · 262
- Black or African American23.1% · 124
- Hispanic or Latino19.0% · 102
- Two or more races5.4% · 29
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.9% · 10
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.7% · 9
Popularity
Ericca: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Ericca from the 1960s through to the 2010s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 177 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ericca by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Ericca during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Ericcas live
Origin
Meaning and history of Ericca
The name Ericca is believed to have originated from the Old Norse name Eiríkr, which is derived from the Old Norse elements "ai" meaning "ever" or "always" and "rik" meaning "ruler" or "powerful". This combination suggests a meaning along the lines of "ever-powerful" or "eternal ruler".
The name Eiríkr was quite common among the Vikings and Scandinavian peoples during the Middle Ages. As the Vikings explored and settled across Europe, the name spread to various regions and underwent slight variations in spelling and pronunciation over time.
One of the earliest recorded references to the name can be found in the Old Norse sagas, such as the Saga of Erik the Red, which tells the story of Erik Thorvaldsson, also known as Erik the Red (circa 950-1003), the famous Norse explorer who is credited with founding the first European settlement in Greenland.
Another notable historical figure bearing this name was Erik Jedvardsson (circa 1090-1160), better known as Eric IX of Sweden, who reigned as the King of Sweden from 1156 to 1160. He played a significant role in the Christianization of Sweden and is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.
In England, there was Eiríkr Hákonarson (circa 1339-1381), better known as Eric of Pomerania, who was the King of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden from 1396 to 1439. His reign was marked by the establishment of the Kalmar Union, which unified the three Scandinavian kingdoms for a brief period.
Another prominent figure was Eiríkr Ragnarsson (circa 835-854), also known as Eric Anundsson or Eric Anundsson, who was a semi-legendary Swedish king from the House of Munsö. He is mentioned in various Norse sagas and is credited with introducing Christianity to Sweden.
In more recent history, there was Eric Linklater (1899-1974), a Scottish novelist and poet who wrote several works of fiction and non-fiction, including the novel "The Wind on the Moon".
While the name Ericca is less common than its masculine counterpart Eric, it has been used throughout history, often as a feminine form derived from the Old Norse name Eiríkr. The variations in spelling and pronunciation reflect the cultural influences and linguistic changes that occurred as the name spread across different regions.
People
Ericca + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Ericca as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with E
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Ericca: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ericca?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 545 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Ericca going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 628,907 US residents.
Is Ericca a common name?
We classify Ericca as "Very Rare". It ranks above 85.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 580 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Ericca most popular?
The single biggest year for Ericca was 1989, when 34 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Ericca is about 40 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Ericca in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 536 people with the name Ericca, or 0.18 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #19,637 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Ericca in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Ericca?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Ericca appears almost entirely female. Of the 538 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Ericca?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ericca is White at 48.9%. The next largest groups are Black (23.1%) and Hispanic (19.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Ericca most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Ericca in the 2020 Census, accounting for 48.9% (262 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Ericca in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Ericca a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Ericca in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Ericca still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Ericca in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Ericca can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Ericca?
You can see how many people have the name Ericca on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.