Ericca
Feminine · “ever ruler”
Ericca is Erica with a doubled c: the feminine of a Norse name that meant ever-ruler, carried into English history by a Viking king of York. The doubled letter changes nothing in the sound; it gives the ending the look of Rebecca.
How old is the name Ericca?
Ericca first appears in US birth records in 1966 — 59 years ago. The typical Ericca alive today was born around 1987, making them about 38 years old. About 600 people named Ericca are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Ericca most popular?
Ericca peaked in 1989, reaching #3104 nationally. See the whole 1989 chart.
Where it comes from
From Eiríkr to Ericca
The story of Ericca
Eiríkr was one of the great names of the Viking world, and its most famous bearer in English history was Eric Bloodaxe, a son of the Norwegian king Harald Fairhair, who ruled York twice and was driven out for the last time in the middle of the tenth century. He was killed at Stainmore, and no Scandinavian king ruled York after him. The feminine Erica came into English use much later. Ericca doubles its c in the manner of Rebecca, whose cc goes back to the double kappa of the Greek Bible.
Meaning
ever ruler, from Old Norse Eiríkr
Erica is the feminine of Eric, from Old Norse Eiríkr, made of ei-, ever or alone, and ríkr, ruler.
How the name formed
- Eiríkr
- Eric
- Erica
- Ericca
Related forms: Erika · Erika · Erica · Eirik · Eiríkr
Pronouncing Ericca
AIR-ih-kuh
Said exactly like Erica. The double c does not lengthen or change the k sound.
Nicknames for Ericca
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1966
- Most girls named
- 198934 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3104reached in 1989
- Change vs 2005
- −44.4%5 in 2013, from 9
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Ericca in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Erika in Swedish — same name
- Erika in German — same name
- Erica in Italian — same name
- Eirik in Norwegian — related form
- Eiríkr in Old Norse — related form
Ericcas among us
people named Ericca are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Ericca sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It sounds exactly like a familiar name with a clear meaning.
- It shares its history with a real Viking king of York.
- Rica and Ricki are ready short forms.
- Nearly everyone will write Erica, and the second c will need spelling out for life.
- The doubled c may be read as a typo on forms and quietly corrected by others.
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Frequently asked
- How many Ericcas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Ericca are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Ericca in 2025?
- Ericca is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Ericca with classmates?
- Ericca will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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