How Many People Are Named Ercia?
An estimated 75 people in the United States have the first name Ercia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Ercia peaked in popularity in 1985 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ercia as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ercia paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ercia is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
75
About 1 in 4,570,058 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1985
11 births
Total Registered
80
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ercia
Ercia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 80 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ercia as a female name
Ranked #8,996 in 1989
8 female births in 1989
Peak: 1985 (11 births)
Ercia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ercia span from the 1970s to the 1980s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 67 babies were registered. Ercia remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Ercia by Decade
How has Ercia tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ercia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ercia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ercia
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Ercia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ercia?
We estimate approximately 75 people named Ercia are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 4,570,058 Americans share this first name.
Is Ercia a common name?
Ercia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 60.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 80 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ercia most popular?
Ercia reached peak popularity in 1985, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ercia is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ercia a female name?
Ercia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ercia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ercia Smith, Ercia Johnson, Ercia Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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