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Girl name

Arica

100% girls · last recorded 2023

Arica has been given to about 2,376 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1982, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 2,314
Median age today38 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Arica per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1982 · 95
  • Born in 20250
  • All time2,376

How popular is Arica?

Its best year was 1982, when 95 babies were given the name, ranking 1317th. The typical living American called Arica is about 38 years old today.

Names that sound like Arica

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Erica0.80
  2. Aria0.79
  3. Ariya0.79
  4. Patrica0.79
  5. Anika0.75
  6. Danica0.75
  7. America0.75
  8. Annika0.73

Middle names for Arica

Ranked by flow score
  1. Arica Rose0.89
  2. Arica Louise0.89
  3. Arica June0.88
  4. Arica Pearl0.88
  5. Arica Quinn0.88
  6. Arica Nell0.88

Sibling names for Arica

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laceysister · 0.78
  2. Bethanysister · 0.77
  3. Meredithsister · 0.77
  4. Kareembrother · 0.77
  5. Elishaeither · 0.77
  6. Dereckbrother · 0.76

Where Arica is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Arica White0.84
    2. Arica Reyes0.84
    3. Arica Nguyen0.84
    4. Arica Moore0.84
    5. Arica Lee0.84
    6. Arica Hill0.84

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Arica

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.