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Arika

Girl

Meaning of Arika: Japanese: 'fragrant flower'

Arika is a girl's name most strongly associated with Japanese naming. It has 5 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 5814th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2771st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#5814

19 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2771

9 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,453

First recorded 1966 · peak 1991

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 49 babies1982: 51 babies1983: 43 babies1984: 39 babies1985: 52 babies1986: 60 babies1987: 70 babies1988: 63 babies1989: 62 babies1990: 80 babies19901991: 109 babies1992: 77 babies1993: 108 babies1994: 95 babies1995: 66 babies1996: 48 babies1997: 67 babies1998: 67 babies1999: 57 babies2000: 69 babies20002001: 39 babies2002: 54 babies2003: 51 babies2004: 59 babies2005: 51 babies2006: 56 babies2007: 21 babies2008: 20 babies2009: 26 babies2010: 24 babies20102011: 24 babies2012: 31 babies2013: 26 babies2014: 16 babies2015: 12 babies2016: 29 babies2017: 24 babies2018: 20 babies2019: 17 babies2020: 15 babies20202021: 33 babies2022: 31 babies2023: 26 babies2024: 41 babies2025: 19 babies
US babies named Arika per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 109.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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