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Girl name

Arika

100% girls · 19 born in 2025

Arika has been given to about 2,453 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1991, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 2,405
Median age today32 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Arika per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1991 · 109
  • Born in 202519
  • All time2,453
  • England & Wales, 20257

How popular is Arika?

Its best year was 1991, when 109 babies were given the name, ranking 1454th. The typical living American called Arika is about 32 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Arika

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Anika0.85
  2. Annika0.82
  3. Erika0.80
  4. Aria0.79
  5. Ariya0.79
  6. Ericka0.77
  7. Tamika0.75
  8. Danika0.75

Middle names for Arika

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

Sibling names for Arika

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Dereckbrother · 0.83
  2. Kareembrother · 0.82
  3. Zachariahbrother · 0.81
  4. Tianasister · 0.80
  5. Marisolsister · 0.80
  6. Noemisister · 0.80

Where Arika is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%

With a common surname

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

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

Arika across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.