How Many People Are Named Aarika?
An estimated 868 people in the United States have the first name Aarika. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Aarika peaked in popularity in 1990 with 53 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Aarika as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Aarika paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
868
About 1 in 394,878 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
1990
53 births
Total Registered
898
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Aarika
Aarika is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 898 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Aarika as a female name
Ranked #6,370 in 2024
18 female births in 2024
Peak: 1990 (53 births)
Aarika: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Aarika span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 271 babies were registered. While Aarika is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Aarika by Decade
How has Aarika tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Aarika by State
Birth registrations for Aarika span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Michigan. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Indiana, Michigan. On average, about 22 Aarikas were registered per state.
Aarika + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Aarika as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Aarika: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aarika?
We estimate approximately 868 people named Aarika are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 394,878 Americans share this first name.
Is Aarika a common name?
Aarika is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 898 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Aarika most popular?
Aarika reached peak popularity in 1990, when 53 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Aarika is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Aarika a female name?
Aarika is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Aarika Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Aarika Smith, Aarika Johnson, Aarika Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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