girls' name ★ peaked 1984

Alicia

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #460 Trend → Stable

A Latinization of Alice, which is in turn from Old French Adelais, Germanic Adalheid.

Rank 2025
#460
among girls · ↓22 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
672
named Alicia · -5% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,392
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1984
7,853 babies
All-time total
231,497
#174 all-time among girls
First recorded
1881
in Social Security records

Alicia popularity over time

231,497 babies have been named Alicia since 1881, 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
1.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 69 – 69 7 – #682
1890s 130 – 130 13 +88% #791
1900s 192 – 192 19 +48% #639
1910s 755 – 755 76 +293% #626
1920s 2,258 5 2,263 226 +200% #388
1930s 2,781 11 2,792 279 +23% #337
1940s 5,008 24 5,032 503 +80% #282
1950s 9,888 26 9,914 991 +97% #231
1960s 22,422 64 22,486 2,249 +127% #117
1970s 39,253 180 39,433 3,943 +75% #47
1980s 66,966 282 67,248 6,725 +71% #40
1990s 43,488 104 43,592 4,359 -35% #54
2000s 23,155 11 23,166 2,317 -47% #121
2010s 10,075 – 10,075 1,008 -57% #219
2020s (to 2025) 4,350 – 4,350 725 -28% #414

Where Alicia 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 665 0.41 #463
2027 658 0.41 #467
2028 653 0.41 #473
2029 649 0.40 #474
2030 645 0.40 #476

Where Alicia is most popular

Girls named Alicia per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.443 per 1,000. Strongest in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Alicia born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Arizona 129 0.919 +107%
New Mexico 22 0.905 +104%
Texas 661 0.822 +85%
California 687 0.817 +84%
Nevada 35 0.753 +70%
Florida 321 0.750 +69%
Massachusetts 83 0.686 +55%
Oregon 44 0.676 +52%
New Jersey 103 0.571 +29%
Colorado 63 0.564 +27%
Illinois 126 0.550 +24%
Maryland 56 0.528 +19%
Oklahoma 36 0.489 +10%
Washington 70 0.485 +9%
Utah 40 0.481 +8%
Virginia 81 0.475 +7%
Georgia 96 0.423 -5%
Wisconsin 38 0.369 -17%
New York 142 0.359 -19%
South Carolina 32 0.356 -20%
Arkansas 18 0.341 -23%
North Carolina 76 0.334 -25%
Kansas 19 0.329 -26%
Idaho 11 0.329 -26%
Indiana 46 0.328 -26%
Connecticut 19 0.327 -26%
Pennsylvania 72 0.305 -31%
Tennessee 45 0.284 -36%
Minnesota 30 0.278 -37%
Missouri 33 0.274 -38%
Michigan 45 0.247 -44%
Alabama 21 0.224 -50%
Nebraska 8 0.223 -50%
Kentucky 19 0.222 -50%
Ohio 52 0.219 -51%
Louisiana 14 0.160 -64%
Iowa 8 0.137 -69%
Mississippi 6 0.128 -71%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Alicia

Alicia is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #460 in 2025 with 672 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1881, 231,497 American babies have been named Alicia. Its peak came in 1984, when 7,853 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 Alicia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Alicia?

The median living Alicia is about 40 years old; half are between 30 and 49. An estimated 216 thousand people named Alicia 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.

Alicia year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 672 #460 – –
2024 708 #438 – –
2023 703 #440 – –
2022 760 #414 – –
2021 754 #417 – –
2020 753 #414 – –
2019 756 #414 – –
2018 794 #391 – –
2017 873 #359 – –
2016 866 #380 – –
2015 915 #359 – –
2014 978 #341 – –
2013 1,024 #318 – –
2012 1,205 #270 – –
2011 1,231 #260 – –
2010 1,433 #219 – –
2009 1,562 #208 – –
2008 1,866 #177 – –
2007 1,950 #178 – –
2006 2,133 #164 – –
2005 2,345 #148 5 #11,532
2004 2,517 #130 6 #9,994
2003 2,542 #131 – –
2002 2,820 #121 – –
2001 2,658 #130 – –
2000 2,762 #121 – –
1995 3,908 #89 10 #5,516
1990 6,511 #54 23 #2,781
1985 7,122 #45 21 #2,428
1980 5,753 #47 20 #2,445
1975 3,718 #76 16 #2,542
1970 3,320 #118 12 #2,740
1965 2,354 #159 10 #2,622
1960 1,640 #210 – –
1955 1,029 #262 8 #2,969
1950 768 #276 – –
1945 460 #314 – –
1940 309 #373 6 #3,139
1935 223 #431 – –
1930 334 #370 – –
1925 228 #457 – –
1920 149 #587 – –
1915 75 #761 – –
1910 31 #769 – –
1905 16 #929 – –
1900 18 #887 – –
1895 15 #817 – –
1890 12 #791 – –
1885 8 #794 – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Alicia

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Alicia Silverstone Alicia Silverstone American actress (born 1976) Contemporary
  2. 2 Alicia Vikander Alicia Vikander Swedish actress (born 1988) Contemporary
  3. 3 Alicia Keys Alicia Keys American singer and songwriter (born 1981) Contemporary
  4. 4 Alicia Witt Alicia Witt American actress (born 1975) Contemporary
  5. 5 Alicia Coppola Alicia Coppola American actress b. 1968 · Contemporary
  6. 6 Alicia Fox Alicia Fox American professional wrestler b. 1986 · Contemporary
  7. 7 Alicia von Rittberg Alicia von Rittberg German actress (born 1993) Contemporary
  8. 8 Alicia Machado Alicia Machado Venezuelan-American actress/TV host/singer/beauty queen b. 1976 · Contemporary
  9. 9 Alicia Sacramone Alicia Sacramone American artistic gymnast (born 1987) Contemporary
  10. 10 Alicia Molik Alicia Molik Australian tennis player (born 1981) Contemporary
  11. 11 Alicia Alonso Alicia Alonso Cuban ballerina (1920–2019) Contemporary
  12. 12 Alicia Rhett Alicia Rhett American actress and painter (1915–2014) Contemporary
  13. 13 Alicia Markova Alicia Markova British ballerina (1910–2004) Contemporary
  14. 14 Alicia de Larrocha Alicia de Larrocha Spanish pianist (1923–2009) Contemporary
  15. 15 Alicia Boole Stott Alicia Boole Stott Irish mathematician (1860–1940) 19th century
  16. 16 Alicia Coutts Alicia Coutts Australian swimmer (born 1987) Contemporary
  17. 17 Alicia Moreau de Justo Alicia Moreau de Justo Argentine politician (1885–1986) 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Alicia?

The median living Alicia is about 40 years old. Half of all living Alicias are between 30 and 49 years old.

How many people named Alicia are alive today?

An estimated 216 thousand people named Alicia are alive in the United States, based on 231,497 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Alicia mean?

A Latinization of Alice, which is in turn from Old French Adelais, Germanic Adalheid.

How popular is the name Alicia in 2025?

Alicia ranked #460 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 672 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Alicia?

231,497 babies have been named Alicia in the United States since 1881, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Alicia most popular?

Alicia peaked in 1984, when 7,853 newborns received the name.

Is Alicia a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Alicia rising or falling?

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

Will Alicia become more popular?

Alicia looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 645 girls named Alicia in 2030, ranking around #476. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Alicia?

Well-known people named Alicia include Alicia Silverstone (actor), Alicia Vikander (actor), Alicia Keys (musician).

Names like Alicia

Names that sound and feel close to Alicia: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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