Alicia

#460 for girls in 2025, 672 births · Last seen for boys in 2005 at #11,472
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1984 · 7,820 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
27 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
230,790
since 1881

Alicia over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201939peak #40, 1984girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#460672—
2024#438708—
2023#440703—
2022#414760—
2021#417754—
2020#414753—
2019#414756—
2018#391794—
2017#359873—
2016#380866—
2015#359915—
2014#341978—
2013#3181,024—
2012#2701,205—
2011#2601,231—
2010#2191,433—
2009#2081,562—
2008#1771,866—
2007#1781,950—
2006#1642,133—
2005#1482,345#11,4725
2004#1302,517#9,9486
2003#1312,542—
2002#1212,820—
2001#1302,658—
2000#1212,762—
1999#1083,014—
1998#983,408—
1997#893,782#5,64210
1996#913,861#5,9829
1995#893,908#5,50110
1994#834,105#5,45210
1993#764,431#4,44713
1992#714,910#4,32713
1991#635,558#3,63616
1990#546,511#2,78023
1989#536,817#1,89139
1988#506,700#2,14629
1987#466,776#1,82935
1986#457,017#1,83733
1985#457,122#2,42721
1984#407,820#1,72333
1983#417,492#1,86429
1982#535,614#2,26922
1981#465,855#2,33821
1980#475,753#2,44420
1979#475,547#2,04825
1978#584,752#2,27920
1977#604,400#3,03713
1976#713,791#2,41718
1975#763,718#2,54016
1974#903,434#2,19919
1973#913,433#2,60614
1972#963,268#1,92822
1971#1053,590#1,98721
1970#1183,320#2,73912
1969#1173,046#3,9356
1968#1262,569#2,9079
1967#1502,304#2,9858
1966#1562,227—
1965#1592,354#2,61710
1964#1592,417#3,2827
1963#1732,215#3,0448
1962#1871,976#3,0418
1961#2061,674#3,0978
1960#2101,640—
1959#2311,366#3,9885
1958#2731,049—
1957#2601,101#3,2577
1956#2651,037#3,5356
1955#2621,029#2,9648
1954#279923—
1953#272914—
1952#273875—
1951#272826—
1950#276768—
1949#291707—
1948#291687—
1947#282747—
1946#312562—
1945#314460—
1944#333424—
1943#363394#3,5385
1942#373360#3,5605
1941#346358#2,6568
1940#373309#3,1306
1939#337354#3,1136
1938#370313—
1937#391274—
1936#384274—
1935#431223—
1934#426237—
1933#420232—
1932#410251#3,7765
1931#380289—
1930#370334—
1929#388301—
1928#389293—
1927#389308—
1926#415270#4,2015
1925#457228—
1924#469219—
1923#514185—
1922#556164—
1921#615141—
1920#587149—
1919#626125—
1918#647118—
1917#649110—
1916#70695—
1915#76175—
1914#78854—
1913#68957—
1912#73546—
1911#65044—
1910#76831—
1909#70632—
1908#63936—
1907#81921—
1906#91716—
1905#92616—
1904#80520—
1903#89615—
1902#1,4387—
1901#1,00711—
1900#88518—
1899#83515—
1898#82117—
1897#86714—
1896#95012—
1895#81515—
1894#81214—
1893#82613—
1892#90811—
1891#1,0937—
1890#79112—
1889#83910—
1888#83710—
1887#8608—
1886#69311—
1885#7938—
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1883#6928—
1882#7407—
1881#6797—
1880——
First appearance
1881

The first year at least five girls were named Alicia! It came in at #679, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1884, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Alicia is popular in 1939

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Alicia, so not publishedAKMaine: #196 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,218 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Alicia, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Alicia, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Alicia, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Alicia, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Alicia, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Alicia, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Alicia, so not publishedMNIllinois: #444 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,969 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Alicia, so not publishedWIMichigan: #244 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,441 girlsMINew York: #291 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 2,938 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Alicia, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Alicia, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Alicia, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Alicia, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Alicia, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Alicia, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Alicia, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Alicia, so not publishedINOhio: #468 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 7,200 girlsOHPennsylvania: #370 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 5,164 girlsPANew Jersey: #211 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,781 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Alicia, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #239 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,573 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Alicia, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Alicia, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Alicia, so not publishedNEMissouri: #449 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,363 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Alicia, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Alicia, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Alicia, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Alicia, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Alicia, so not publishedDEArizona: #188 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 768 girlsAZNew Mexico: #130 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 427 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Alicia, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Alicia, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Alicia, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Alicia, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Alicia, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Alicia, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Alicia, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Alicia, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Alicia, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Alicia, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Alicia, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Alicia, so not publishedHITexas: #86 for girls · 138 births · 1 in 413 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Alicia, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Texas#86 · 1 in 413
  2. New Mexico#130 · 1 in 427
  3. Arizona#188 · 1 in 768
  4. Maine#196 · 1 in 1,218
  5. New Jersey#211 · 1 in 1,781

Best ever in a state: #22 in Mississippi, 1983.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#861381 in 413
New Mexico#130131 in 427
Arizona#18861 in 768
Maine#19651 in 1,218
New Jersey#211141 in 1,781
California#239291 in 1,573
Michigan#244171 in 2,441
New York#291291 in 2,938
Pennsylvania#370141 in 5,164
Illinois#44491 in 5,969
Missouri#44951 in 5,363
Ohio#46871 in 7,200
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Alicia
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 22 spots since 2024 (#438 → #460)
  • 46 spots since 2020 (#414 → #460)
  • 101 spots since 2015 (#359 → #460)
  • Biggest jump: 542 spots in 1903 (#1,438 → #896)
  • Biggest drop: 302 spots in 1891 (#791 → #1,093)
Rise & fade · girls
103 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1881
  • Peaked 1984 at #40 (7,820 births)
  • Births halved by 1995, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 27 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 27 yrs · run 1972–1998
  • Top 1,000: 141 yrs · run 1903–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 215
  • Highest: 1 in 215 girls born in 1984 were named Alicia (0.46%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,392 girls born in 2025 (0.04%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 29.0% of all girls named Alicia (66,966) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s69#679 (1881)#767
1890s130#791 (1890)#872
1900s192#639 (1908)#904
1910s755#626 (1919)#702
1920s2,258#388 (1929)#478
1930s2,781#337 (1939)#392
1940s5,008#282 (1947)#328
1950s9,888#231 (1959)#266
1960s22,422#117 (1969)#164
1970s39,253#47 (1979)#81
1980s66,966#40 (1984)#47
1990s43,488#54 (1990)#82
2000s23,155#121 (2002)#151
2010s10,075#219 (2010)#331
2020s4,350#414 (2022)#431

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Alicia in 1939

girls
#337
354 births · 1 in 3,098 girls
boys
#3,113
6 births · 1 in 184,475 boys

Top girls' names in 1939

  1. #1Mary54,900
  2. #2Barbara37,257
  3. #3Patricia29,701
  4. #4Betty23,639
  5. #5Shirley20,447
  6. #6Carol20,166
  7. #7Nancy19,723
  8. #8Judith16,625
  9. #9Dorothy15,169
  10. #10Margaret14,949
  11. #337Alicia354

Top boys' names in 1939

  1. #1Robert59,666
  2. #2James59,636
  3. #3John51,025
  4. #4William42,071
  5. #5Richard35,386
  6. #6Charles30,789
  7. #7David25,360
  8. #8Donald24,056
  9. #9Thomas22,129
  10. #10Ronald19,837
  11. #3,113Alicia6
More about 1939

girls

1,096,612 girls got a published name in 1939; 1 in 3,098 of them was named Alicia, which outranked 93.2% of the 4,950 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Alicia
  1. #334Gwen358
  2. #335Lottie357
  3. #336Olga356
  4. #337Alicia354
  5. #338Bernadette353
  6. #339Laurel352
  7. #340Molly348
Biggest movers since 1938
Risers
  1. ↑ 880April#1,805 → #925
  2. ↑ 865Karel#1,703 → #838
  3. ↑ 725Hedy#1,650 → #925
  4. ↑ 722Vivien#1,703 → #981
  5. ↑ 709Karon#1,547 → #838
Fallers
  1. ↓ 712Eulalia#972 → #1,684
  2. ↓ 446Shelvia#955 → #1,401
  3. ↓ 358Naoma#992 → #1,350
  4. ↓ 304Imelda#890 → #1,194
  5. ↓ 279Helaine#870 → #1,149

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,106,852 boys got a published name in 1939; 1 in 184,475 of them was named Alicia, which outranked 21.5% of the 3,968 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Alicia
  1. #2,829Willmer7
  2. #2,829Yates7
  3. #2,829Ygnacio7
  4. #3,113Alicia6
  5. #3,113Abbott6
  6. #3,113Ac6
  7. #3,113Adams6
  8. #3,480Abbie5
  9. #3,480Adelard5
  10. #3,480Adrin5

Tied with 366 names at #3,113; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1938
Risers
  1. ↑ 463Alfonzo#1,439 → #976
  2. ↑ 447Rod#1,439 → #992
  3. ↑ 443Estel#1,397 → #954
  4. ↑ 422Cameron#1,364 → #942
  5. ↑ 421Turner#1,337 → #916
Fallers
  1. ↓ 518Gonzalo#779 → #1,297
  2. ↓ 497Judge#992 → #1,489
  3. ↓ 396Melville#963 → #1,359
  4. ↓ 355Agustin#883 → #1,238
  5. ↓ 351Antone#921 → #1,272

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1939 →