How Many People Are Named Rica?
An estimated 468 people in the United States have the first name Rica. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Rica peaked in popularity in 1991 with 33 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rica 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 Rica paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
468
About 1 in 732,381 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1991
33 births
Total Registered
525
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rica
Rica is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 525 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Rica as a female name
Ranked #17,115 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1991 (33 births)
Rica: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rica span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 140 babies were registered. Rica has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rica by Decade
How has Rica 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.
Rica by State
Rica + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rica as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rica
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Rica: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rica?
We estimate approximately 468 people named Rica 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 732,381 Americans share this first name.
Is Rica a common name?
Rica is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 525 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rica most popular?
Rica reached peak popularity in 1991, when 33 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rica is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rica a female name?
Rica is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rica Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rica Smith, Rica Johnson, Rica 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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