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Erica name meaning

Last Name
103
in the U.S.
in 2010
Girls
Boys

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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Erica mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Erica

User Submitted Origins

English
42%
Scandinavian
32%
African American
14%
American
4%
African Dutch (Afrikaans)
3%
African
3%
Greek
3%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A user from the United Kingdom says the name Erica is of Latin origin and means "Heather or Strong ruler in Scandinavia".
  2. A user from Puerto Rico says the name Erica is of American origin and means "Ruler".
  3. According to a user from Nigeria, the name Erica means "Always ruler".
  4. A submission from Virginia, U.S. says the name Erica means "National Ruler".
  5. A submission from Ireland says the name Erica means "Lone ruler".
  6. A user from Georgia, U.S. says the name Erica means "Honorable ruler".
  7. A user from the United Kingdom says the name Erica means "Heather flowers".
  8. A submission from Germany says the name Erica means "An intelligent white flower".
  9. A user from Hong Kong says the name Erica is of Fiction origin and means "leader".
  10. A submission from Nigeria says the name Erica means "A person who rules" and is of English origin.
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun E*ri"ca
A genus of shrubby plants, including the heaths, many of them producing beautiful flowers.

Etymology: NL., fr. L. erice heath, Gr. �

Other Dictionary Sources
  1. Any plant of the genus Erica
Wiktionary

Feminine form of Eric, ultimately from Old Norse. The name has also been associated with the flower genus.

  1. A female given name from the Germanic languages.

Erica was also found in the following language(s): Translingual, German, and Swedish

Notable Persons Named Erica

Notable Persons Named Erica

Erykah Badu

Erykah Badu is a musician, singer-songwriter-activist, producer, and actress. Her most notable accomplishments were from 1996 to present. Erykah was given the name Erica Abi Wright on February 26th, 1971 in Dallas, Texas, United States.

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Erica Fernandes

Erica Fernandes is an actress and model. She was most active from 2013 to present. Erica was given the name Erica J Fernandes in Mangalore.

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Erica Durance

Erica Durance is an actress and producer. Her most notable accomplishments were from 2001 to present. Erica was born on June 21st, 1978 in Calgary. Erica is also known as Erica Parker.

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Erica Packer

Erica Packer is a pop music model (people), singing, and songwriter. She plays Vocals. She has had major accomplishments since 2000. Erica was born in 1977. Erica is also known as Erica Baxter.

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Erica Cerra

Erica Cerra is an actor and actress. Erica was born on October 31st, 1979 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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Erica Tazel

Erica Tazel is an actress.

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  • Erica Hill
    News Presenter
  • Erica Ash
    Actress
  • Erica Ellyson
  • Erica Leerhsen
    Actress
  • Erica Fontes
  • Erica Andrews
    Actor
  • Erica Gavin
    Actress
  • Erica Enders-Stevens
    Racing Driver
  • Erica Hubbard
    Actor
  • Erica Schoenberg
  • Erica Blasberg
    Golf Player
  • Erica Wu
  • Erica Yuen
  • Erica Rhodes
    Actress

Notable Persons With the Last Name Erica

Notable Persons With the Last Name Erica

Erica

Erica is an athlete for the Suwon FMC WFC.

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Erica U.S.
  White 46.60% 64.26%
  African American 16.50% 11.96%
  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 11.65% 4.85%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.00% 0.69%
  Two or More Ethnicities 0.00% 1.76%
  Hispanic or Latino 16.50% 16.26%

Of Last Name Erica

People with the last name Erica are most frequently White, African American, Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander, or Hispanic or Latino

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Fun Facts about the name Erica

  • What name lists does Erica rank for?
  • How Popular is the name Erica? Erica is the 333rd most popular name of all time. As a last name Erica was the 157,234th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Erica have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 231,536 babies born with the first name Erica in the United States. That's more than enough people named Erica to occupy the territory of Mayotte (France) with an estimated population of 217,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Erica? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1909 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
  • When was Erica first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Erica is Wednesday, May 6th, 1874.
  • What year had the most people named Erica born? The highest recorded use of the first name Erica was in 1986 with a total of 9,973 babies. That's a lot of babies named Erica!
  • Random Erica Factoid: According to the 1990 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Erica ranks 48th in popularity as a baby girl's name in Colorado. Imagine that, 96 babies in Colorado have the same name in 1990.
  • Weird things about the name Erica: The name spelled backwards is Acire. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Aeirc. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Erica? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 103 people with the last name Erica.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Erica? Erica is one of the most unique last names recorded.
  • Erica name meaning

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