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girls' name ★ peaked 1987

Alecia

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #5,564 Trend ↓ Falling 19%

A female given name from the Germanic languages, one of the modern variants of Alicia.

Rank 2025
#5,564
among girls · ↑2,426 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
22
named Alecia
How common
1 in 73,058
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1987
362 babies
All-time total
12,055
#1,490 all-time among girls
First recorded
1917
in Social Security records

Alecia popularity over time

12,055 babies have been named Alecia since 1917, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1987Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s 6 1 – #4,090
1920s 39 4 +550% #3,570
1930s 57 6 +46% #2,740
1940s 177 18 +211% #1,767
1950s 609 61 +244% #1,135
1960s 1,589 159 +161% #704
1970s 2,218 222 +40% #601
1980s 3,196 320 +44% #555
1990s 2,299 230 -28% #682
2000s 1,252 125 -46% #1,188
2010s 487 49 -61% #2,203
2020s (to 2025) 126 21 -57% #4,724

Where Alecia is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 21 0.01 outside top 500
2027 20 0.01 outside top 500
2028 19 0.01 outside top 500
2029 19 0.01 outside top 500
2030 18 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Alecia

Alecia is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,564 in 2025 with 22 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1917, 12,055 American babies have been named Alecia. Its peak came in 1987, when 362 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1980s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Alecia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Alecia?

The median living Alecia is about 40 years old; half are between 31 and 51. An estimated 11 thousand people named Alecia are alive in the United States today.

median 40 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Alecia year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 22 #5,564
2024 13 #7,990
2023 26 #5,002
2022 17 #6,722
2021 28 #4,724
2020 20 #5,862
2019 19 #6,186
2018 40 #3,740
2017 26 #5,057
2016 38 #3,930
2015 45 #3,482
2014 46 #3,426
2013 52 #3,124
2012 72 #2,516
2011 61 #2,840
2010 88 #2,203
2009 76 #2,486
2008 129 #1,717
2007 109 #1,894
2006 106 #1,905
2005 116 #1,706
2004 115 #1,684
2003 130 #1,498
2002 146 #1,328
2001 157 #1,253
2000 168 #1,188
1995 212 #893
1990 313 #682
1985 349 #564
1980 308 #601
1975 207 #712
1970 202 #731
1965 194 #704
1960 110 #1,025
1955 62 #1,275
1950 40 #1,452
1945 21 #1,825
1940 8 #3,213
1935 8 #3,160
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 5 #4,985
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Alecia, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Alecia?

The median living Alecia is about 40 years old. Half of all living Alecias are between 31 and 51 years old.

How many people named Alecia are alive today?

An estimated 11 thousand people named Alecia are alive in the United States, based on 12,055 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Alecia mean?

A female given name from the Germanic languages, one of the modern variants of Alicia.

How popular is the name Alecia in 2025?

Alecia ranked #5,564 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 22 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Alecia?

12,055 babies have been named Alecia in the United States since 1917, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Alecia most popular?

Alecia peaked in 1987, when 362 newborns received the name.

Is Alecia a boy or girl name?

Alecia is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Alecia rising or falling?

Alecia is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Alecia become more popular?

Alecia is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 18 girls named Alecia in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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