Recorded 2002–2003 Girls' name Peak 2002 25 births

Caricia — girls' name

25 babies named Caricia in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s25
2000s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Caricia was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

20 babies were named Caricia in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Caricia

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Caricia between 2002 and 2003, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Caricia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Caricia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Caricia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Caricia 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 25 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.

Caricia at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

25

Since 2002

2 years of records

Peak year

2002

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

2002

Recorded for 2 years

Last year on file: 2003

Caricia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2002

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (2002)
20
Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
0510152025 20032002 20

Caricia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
25 births that decade — 100% of Caricia's all-time total
2000s25

Caricia by state

Where Caricia concentrates geographically — total births since 2002

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Caricia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 24.0%
California share of Caricia's total US births 24.0%

6 of 25 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Caricia?
25 babies have been named Caricia since 2002. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 2002 with 20 births.
When was Caricia most popular?
Caricia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Caricia most popular?
The top states for the name Caricia are California (6 births).
How long has the name Caricia been used?
Caricia has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 2 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Caricia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Carol, Carolyn, Carrie, Caroline, 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, 2002–2003 (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.