girl's name
Arika
- Origin Hungarian
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,598
Arika is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Arika is a name of Hungarian origin.
- Peaked in 1991, when 109 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 174,520 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1966.
Arika 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 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 16 |
| 1970s | 279 |
| 1980s | 550 |
| 1990s | 774 |
| 2000s | 446 |
| 2010s | 223 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 165 |
How popular is Arika?
In 2025, Arika was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Arika 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 Arika
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Arika also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Arika over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Arika in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Arica
Sibling names for Arika
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Arika — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Arika
How popular is the name Arika?
In 2025, Arika was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Arika a girl's or a boy's name?
Arika is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Arika most popular?
Arika peaked in 1991, when 109 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Arika a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Arika currently ranks #1,037 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.