Erica
Erica is a female given name: 100% of people named Erica are women, and it is recorded as female in 12 of the 12 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 0% male / 100% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Netherlands, Switzerland
- US births since 1880
- 1,025 male / 229,947 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Erica
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Erica," in English, "Guten Tag Erica," in German. Erica is a female given name: about 100% of people named Erica are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Erica,
German
Guten Tag Erica,
French
Bonjour Erica,
Spanish
Estimado/a Erica:
Chinese
Erica您好：
Japanese
Erica様
English
Hi Erica,
German
Hi Erica,
French
Salut Erica,
Spanish
Hola Erica,
Chinese
Erica你好：
Japanese
Ericaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 0% |
| Netherlands | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Sweden | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Italy | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Denmark | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Spain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Romania | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
1,025 male · 229,947 female · 230,972 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Erica a male or female name?
Erica is a female given name: 100% of people named Erica are women, and it is recorded as female in 12 of the 12 countries covered.
How do I address Erica in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Erica," in English, "Guten Tag Erica," in German. Erica is a female given name: about 100% of people named Erica are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Erica a unisex name?
Erica is not a unisex name: 0% of people named Erica are men. Erica leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Erica a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/erica (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_erica,
title = {Is Erica a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/erica},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}