Arica first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1965. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1982, 95 babies received the name (ranked #1317). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #11341), with roughly 8 babies named Arica each year. Arica's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 2,376 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.