Recorded 1972–2015 Girls' name Peak 1987 38 births

Aricia — girls' name

38 babies named Aricia in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s61990s52000s112010s6

The verdict

38 girls have been named Aricia since 1972, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2015.

38
total births
1972–2015
years on record
2000s
peak decade
29%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Aricia was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

6 babies were named Aricia in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aricia

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Aricia between 1972 and 2015, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aricia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aricia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Aricia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aricia 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 38 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.

Aricia at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

38

Since 1972

44 years of records

Peak year

1987

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1972

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2015

Aricia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1972

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1987)
6
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
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Aricia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
11 births that decade — 29% of Aricia's all-time total
1970s101980s61990s52000s112010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aricia?
38 babies have been named Aricia since 1972. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1987 with 6 births.
When was Aricia most popular?
Aricia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Aricia been used?
Aricia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 44 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Aricia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ariana, Arianna, Aria, Ariel, 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, 1972–2015 (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.