Ica

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How to Pronounce Ica

Pronounced EE-kuh /ˈiː.kə/Low

Meaning: Ica is a very short, unusual girl's name with more than one likely route. It can be a clipped ending of Erica or Federica, keeping only the final -ica. It may also echo Ica, a river and region of Peru. With so few letters the intended source is often unclear.Low

In 30 seconds: Ica is an unusual short name, read as a clip of Erica or Federica or as the Peruvian place Ica. It stayed rare and appeared mostly around the early 1900s (said EE-kuh).

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Origin LowEnglish, Spanish

MeaningIca is a very short, unusual girl's name with more than one likely route. It can be a clipped ending of Erica or Federica, keeping only the final -ica. It may also echo Ica, a river and region of Peru. With so few letters the intended source is often unclear.

U.S. rank (1930)#4847 ↘ Falling

1930 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1914

Total births (all-time)≈ 223

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Ica is a spare, three-letter girl's name whose origin is genuinely uncertain. It reads most naturally as the end of Erica or Federica, kept as a name on its own, in the way many pet forms became birth names. It may also draw on Ica, a place in Peru. Its rarity leaves the true route open.

It was never common, given to only about fifteen girls a year at its early-century high and seldom seen since. A girl named Ica then would belong to a great-grandparent's generation now.

Did you know? At just three letters, Ica can be reached from several directions, from the tail of Erica to the name of a river valley in Peru.

Overall data confidence 22%

References - Ica — Short name; Erica/Federica clip or Peruvian place; uncertain

Variations

EricaIkaIcah

Nicknames

IcIcy

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Ica mean?

It is an unusual short name, likely a clip of Erica or Federica, or a use of the Peruvian place Ica; the routes are uncertain.

How do you pronounce Ica?

It is said EE-kuh /ˈiː.kə/ - two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Ica a boy or girl name?

Ica is used here as a girl's name.

How popular is Ica?

It was always rare, given to only about fifteen girls a year at its peak in the early nineteen-hundreds.