Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1990

Alycia

Meaning A rare spelling variant of Alicia Gender Girl Rank 2025 #5,251 Trend ↓ Falling 28%

A rare spelling variant of Alicia.

Rank 2025
#5,251
among girls · ↓952 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
24
named Alycia · -27% vs 2024
How common
1 in 66,969
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1990
458 babies
All-time total
10,168
#1,649 all-time among girls
First recorded
1935
in Social Security records

Alycia popularity over time

10,168 babies have been named Alycia since 1935, 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
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1990Girls

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 – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s 5 1 – #4,230
1940s 62 6 +1140% #2,517
1950s 160 16 +158% #2,195
1960s 465 47 +191% #1,226
1970s 1,230 123 +165% #785
1980s 2,451 245 +99% #552
1990s 2,979 298 +22% #520
2000s 1,863 186 -37% #926
2010s 743 74 -60% #1,929
2020s (to 2025) 210 35 -53% #3,706

Where Alycia 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 23 0.01 outside top 500
2027 21 0.01 outside top 500
2028 20 0.01 outside top 500
2029 20 0.01 outside top 500
2030 19 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Alycia

Alycia is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,251 in 2025 with 24 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1935, 10,168 American babies have been named Alycia. Its peak came in 1990, when 458 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

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 Alycia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Alycia?

The median living Alycia is about 34 years old; half are between 24 and 41. An estimated 9,900 people named Alycia are alive in the United States today.

median 34 020406080100

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

Alycia year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 24 #5,251
2024 33 #4,299
2023 36 #4,051
2022 41 #3,706
2021 39 #3,804
2020 37 #3,842
2019 47 #3,338
2018 48 #3,294
2017 74 #2,434
2016 78 #2,387
2015 59 #2,929
2014 68 #2,585
2013 72 #2,485
2012 91 #2,097
2011 102 #1,943
2010 104 #1,929
2009 179 #1,339
2008 127 #1,742
2007 139 #1,602
2006 154 #1,450
2005 188 #1,214
2004 192 #1,170
2003 198 #1,114
2002 229 #967
2001 224 #967
2000 233 #926
1995 235 #833
1990 458 #520
1985 228 #754
1980 151 #983
1975 110 #1,066
1970 85 #1,278
1965 53 #1,530
1960 27 #2,248
1955 17 #2,730
1950 7 #4,334
1945 5 #4,578
1940 – –
1935 5 #4,230
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Alycia

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

  1. 1 Alycia Debnam-Carey Alycia Debnam-Carey Australian actress (born 1993) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Alycia?

The median living Alycia is about 34 years old. Half of all living Alycias are between 24 and 41 years old.

How many people named Alycia are alive today?

An estimated 9,900 people named Alycia are alive in the United States, based on 10,168 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Alycia mean?

A rare spelling variant of Alicia.

How popular is the name Alycia in 2025?

Alycia ranked #5,251 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 24 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Alycia?

10,168 babies have been named Alycia in the United States since 1935, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Alycia most popular?

Alycia peaked in 1990, when 458 newborns received the name.

Is Alycia a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Alycia rising or falling?

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

Will Alycia become more popular?

Alycia is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 19 girls named Alycia in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Alycia?

Well-known people named Alycia include Alycia Debnam-Carey (actor).

Names like Alycia

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

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