Arika
Arika was the 6142nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 19 babies. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked 1454th with 109 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,864 places. More babies were named Arika in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,142 girls, up 1,117 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 19girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1991109 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,453babies recorded
Arika popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,142 | 19 |
| 2020 | #7,259 | 15 |
| 2010 | #5,623 | 24 |
| 2000 | #2,258 | 69 |
| 1990 | #1,797 | 80 |
| 1980 | #1,785 | 61 |
| 1970 | #3,591 | 17 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Arika, counting every spelling?
Arika is the most common spelling of a name family that had 32 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 32 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arika | 19 | #6,142 | 150 |
| Aarika | 13 | #7,888 | 87 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Arika?
19 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Arika (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Arika born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 439 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Arika.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Arika?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Arika are alive today, with a median age of 32; half are between 22 and 40. That makes Arika mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Arika by state
How common Arika was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.8×). In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Arika: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Arika, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Arika
How popular is the name Arika?
Arika was the 6142nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 19 babies. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked 1454th with 109 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,864 places. More babies were named Arika in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Arika a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Arika in the US.
Where is Arika most popular?
In 2021–2025, Arika was most common in Washington (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and New Jersey.