The baby name Erica appears in baby name data for the United States from 1927 to 2024. It was most popular in 1986 with 12,171 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Erica has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1927 | 14 |
| 1929 | 14 |
| 1931 | 6 |
| 1933 | 5 |
| 1935 | 5 |
| 1938 | 5 |
| 1939 | 9 |
| 1940 | 6 |
| 1942 | 21 |
| 1943 | 9 |
| 1944 | 15 |
| 1945 | 27 |
| 1946 | 21 |
| 1947 | 35 |
| 1948 | 69 |
| 1949 | 40 |
| 1950 | 67 |
| 1951 | 60 |
| 1952 | 49 |
| 1953 | 70 |
| 1954 | 85 |
| 1955 | 97 |
| 1956 | 144 |
| 1957 | 200 |
| 1958 | 188 |
| 1959 | 190 |
| 1960 | 237 |
| 1961 | 227 |
| 1962 | 351 |
| 1963 | 567 |
| 1964 | 467 |
| 1965 | 483 |
| 1966 | 562 |
| 1967 | 650 |
| 1968 | 979 |
| 1969 | 1,694 |
| 1970 | 3,173 |
| 1971 | 4,157 |
| 1972 | 3,993 |
| 1973 | 4,378 |
| 1974 | 4,714 |
| 1975 | 4,974 |
| 1976 | 5,730 |
| 1977 | 8,071 |
| 1978 | 9,079 |
| 1978 | 10 |
| 1979 | 9,808 |
| 1980 | 10,321 |
| 1981 | 9,644 |
| 1981 | 7 |
| 1982 | 10,519 |
| 1982 | 32 |
| 1983 | 10,717 |
| 1984 | 10,254 |
| 1984 | 7 |
| 1985 | 10,816 |
| 1985 | 7 |
| 1986 | 12,171 |
| 1986 | 10 |
| 1987 | 11,631 |
| 1987 | 5 |
| 1988 | 12,032 |
| 1988 | 5 |
| 1989 | 11,366 |
| 1989 | 34 |
| 1990 | 8,909 |
| 1990 | 8 |
| 1991 | 9,454 |
| 1992 | 7,779 |
| 1993 | 6,800 |
| 1994 | 6,405 |
| 1995 | 5,349 |
| 1996 | 4,885 |
| 1997 | 4,468 |
| 1998 | 4,503 |
| 1999 | 3,201 |
| 2000 | 3,312 |
| 2001 | 2,721 |
| 2002 | 2,363 |
| 2003 | 2,277 |
| 2004 | 2,386 |
| 2004 | 12 |
| 2005 | 2,189 |
| 2006 | 1,872 |
| 2007 | 1,660 |
| 2008 | 1,277 |
| 2009 | 1,014 |
| 2010 | 780 |
| 2011 | 664 |
| 2012 | 699 |
| 2013 | 527 |
| 2014 | 402 |
| 2015 | 434 |
| 2016 | 351 |
| 2017 | 389 |
| 2018 | 252 |
| 2019 | 196 |
| 2020 | 159 |
| 2021 | 150 |
| 2022 | 141 |
| 2023 | 145 |
| 2024 | 112 |