Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Arica isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1965. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Arica through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,376
- 0 boys · 2,376 girls
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 95 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −29%
- Easing
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,047 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Arica’s family of names
Arica may belong to the same name family as ARICCA. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Arica, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Adria
“man from Hadria” · “a man from Hadria”
>99% girls
Erica
“ever the ruler”
>99% girls
Alona
“one who is as strong as an oak”
>99% girls
Arisa
“one who is superior”
>99% girls
Amity
“a dear friendship”
>99% girls
Jacinta
“resembling a hyacinth” · “resembling the hyacinth”
>99% girls
Talitha
“a maiden; young girl”
>99% girls
Allegra
Allegra is a variant of Alegria. One Spanish interpretation is “one who is cheerful and brings happiness to others.”
>99% girls