Recorded 1973–2007 Girls' name Peak 1991 87 births

Aerica — girls' name

87 babies named Aerica in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

87 girls have been named Aerica since 1973, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2007.

87
total births
1973–2007
years on record
1990s
peak decade
40%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Aerica was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

9 babies were named Aerica in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aerica

The Social Security Administration has registered 87 babies named Aerica between 1973 and 2007, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aerica currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aerica performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Aerica shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aerica in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 87 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aerica at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

87

Since 1973

35 years of records

Peak year

1991

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1973

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2007

Aerica popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1973

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1991)
9
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
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Aerica by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
35 births that decade — 40% of Aerica's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aerica?
87 babies have been named Aerica since 1973. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1991 with 9 births.
When was Aerica most popular?
Aerica was most popular in the 1990s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Aerica been used?
Aerica has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 35 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Aerica?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aerial, Aeris, Aeryn, Aerin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1973–2007 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.