Girls' name · since 1979
Aarika
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 911 babies named Aarika, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,008 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,032 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 911
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
911 babies have been named Aarika since 1979, making it today's #8032 girls' name.
Aarika has 911 recorded births among girls since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8032 as of the latest data, more common than 54% of girls, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #8,008 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,032 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 911 born since 1979
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aarika ranks #8,008 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,032 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 911 born since 1979, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,008 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,032 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 911
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
Aarika's 911 recorded births place it above 88.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Aarika compares
911 Top 34% higher than 66% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Aarika's all-time total is 142% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aarika | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 911 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 53 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aarika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aarika's full recorded timeline at 2001, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 53 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aarika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Aarika by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (271 births, 30% of the file).
1980s was Aarika's strongest decade.
271 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Aarika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 41
1970s
41 births
- 1980s
1980s
271 births
- 1990s
1990s
262 births
- 2000s 64
2000s
64 births
- 2010s
2010s
163 births
- 2020s
2020s
110 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 271 births (30% of all-time use).
How Aarika compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Aarika's total volume
Aarika by state
Where Aarika concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 71 | 7.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 16 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.5% |
71 of 911 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Aarika's data
- Aarika's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (271 total births) through the 2020s (110) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Aarikas (71 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Aarika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~46 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1979–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aarika draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.