Alicia
A Latinised form of Alice, from the Germanic Adalheidis, “noble kind.”
Popularity, 1880–2025
Alicia first shows up in the national records in 1881. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 1972 to 1998. Its biggest year was 1984, when 7,820 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 40 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 460 for girls. All told, 231,497 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Alecia (12,055), Alessia (10,179), Alycia (10,168), Alysia (9,498), Alesia (7,544), Alyssia (4,929) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Alice, Alyssa
Explore Alicia interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 69 | No. 679 |
| 1890s | 130 | No. 791 |
| 1900s | 192 | No. 639 |
| 1910s | 755 | No. 626 |
| 1920s | 2,258 | No. 388 |
| 1930s | 2,781 | No. 337 |
| 1940s | 5,008 | No. 282 |
| 1950s | 9,888 | No. 231 |
| 1960s | 22,422 | No. 117 |
| 1970s | 39,253 | No. 47 |
| 1980s | 66,966 | No. 40 |
| 1990s | 43,488 | No. 54 |
| 2000s | 23,155 | No. 121 |
| 2010s | 10,075 | No. 219 |
| 2020s | 4,350 | No. 414 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.