girl's name
Arica
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Births on record 2,379
Arica is a girl's name. In 2023 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1982, when 95 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1965.
Arica over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 28 |
| 1970s | 513 |
| 1980s | 799 |
| 1990s | 632 |
| 2000s | 294 |
| 2010s | 78 |
| 2020s (to 2023) | 32 |
How popular is Arica?
In 2023, Arica was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Where Arica is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Arica
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Arica also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Arica over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Arica
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Arica — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Arica
How popular is the name Arica?
In 2023, Arica was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Arica a girl's or a boy's name?
Arica is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Arica most popular?
Arica peaked in 1982, when 95 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.