How Many People Are Named Arica?
An estimated 2,250 people in the United States have the first name Arica. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Arica peaked in popularity in 1982 with 95 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Arica 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 Arica paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,250
About 1 in 152,335 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1982
95 births
Total Registered
2,376
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Arica
Arica is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,376 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Arica as a female name
Ranked #13,623 in 2023
6 female births in 2023
Peak: 1982 (95 births)
Arica: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Arica span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 799 babies were registered. Arica has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Arica by Decade
How has Arica 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.
Arica by State
Birth registrations for Arica span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Michigan, California, Ohio. The lowest are in Utah, North Carolina, Minnesota. On average, about 38 Aricas were registered per state.
Arica + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Arica as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Arica
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Arica: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Arica?
We estimate approximately 2,250 people named Arica 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 152,335 Americans share this first name.
Is Arica a common name?
Arica is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,376 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Arica most popular?
Arica reached peak popularity in 1982, when 95 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Arica is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Arica a female name?
Arica is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Arica Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Arica Smith, Arica Johnson, Arica 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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