Girls' name · since 1973
Aerica
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 87 babies named Aerica, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #28,636 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 87
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
87 girls have been named Aerica since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Aerica has 87 recorded births among girls since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2007.
- #28,636 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 87 born since 1973
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aerica ranks #28,636 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 87 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.
- #28,636 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 87
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Aerica's 87 recorded births place it above 60.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Aerica's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aerica's full recorded timeline at 1992, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aerica popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2007
- Peak year (1991)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Aerica by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (35 births, 40% of the file).
1990s was Aerica's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Aerica births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
26 births
- 1990s
1990s
35 births
- 2000s
2000s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 35 births (40% of all-time use).
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- Aerica's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (35 total births) through the 2000s (21) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aerica: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1973–2007 (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 Aerica 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.