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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201972peak #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—
1884——
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 1972

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Alicia, so not publishedAKMaine: #125 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 503 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Alicia, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #109 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 445 girlsNHWashington: #126 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 505 girlsWAIdaho: #99 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 364 girlsIDMontana: #194 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 776 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Alicia, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #126 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 560 girlsMNIllinois: #113 for girls · 154 births · 1 in 484 girlsILWisconsin: #139 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 688 girlsWIMichigan: #107 for girls · 129 births · 1 in 480 girlsMINew York: #95 for girls · 257 births · 1 in 431 girlsNYMassachusetts: #108 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 482 girlsMARhode Island: #81 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 305 girlsRIOregon: #189 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 842 girlsORNevada: #61 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 228 girlsNVWyoming: #115 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 347 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #163 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 638 girlsSDIowa: #127 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 513 girlsIAIndiana: #143 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 628 girlsINOhio: #124 for girls · 134 births · 1 in 556 girlsOHPennsylvania: #119 for girls · 127 births · 1 in 568 girlsPANew Jersey: #87 for girls · 106 births · 1 in 384 girlsNJConnecticut: #74 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 288 girlsCTCalifornia: #57 for girls · 460 births · 1 in 298 girlsCAUtah: #77 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 319 girlsUTColorado: #94 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 375 girlsCONebraska: #119 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 492 girlsNEMissouri: #129 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 559 girlsMOKentucky: #132 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 594 girlsKYWest Virginia: #90 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 393 girlsWVVirginia: #121 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 529 girlsVAMaryland: #127 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 572 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Alicia, so not publishedDEArizona: #72 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 322 girlsAZNew Mexico: #91 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 364 girlsNMKansas: #79 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 324 girlsKSArkansas: #102 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 436 girlsARTennessee: #105 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 464 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #107 for girls · 79 births · 1 in 465 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #104 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 418 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #79 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 296 girlsDCOklahoma: #98 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 408 girlsOKLouisiana: #68 for girls · 89 births · 1 in 298 girlsLAMississippi: #98 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 385 girlsMSAlabama: #68 for girls · 84 births · 1 in 287 girlsALGeorgia: #74 for girls · 113 births · 1 in 318 girlsGAHawaii: #141 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 445 girlsHITexas: #76 for girls · 276 births · 1 in 349 girlsTXFlorida: #71 for girls · 137 births · 1 in 325 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. California#57 · 1 in 298
  2. Nevada#61 · 1 in 228
  3. Alabama#68 · 1 in 287
  4. Louisiana#68 · 1 in 298
  5. Florida#71 · 1 in 325

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#574601 in 298
Nevada#61121 in 228
Alabama#68841 in 287
Louisiana#68891 in 298
Florida#711371 in 325
Arizona#72451 in 322
Connecticut#74551 in 288
Georgia#741131 in 318
Texas#762761 in 349
Utah#77331 in 319
District of Columbia#79251 in 296
Kansas#79381 in 324
Rhode Island#81171 in 305
New Jersey#871061 in 384
West Virginia#90311 in 393
New Mexico#91211 in 364
Colorado#94421 in 375
New York#952571 in 431
Mississippi#98451 in 385
Oklahoma#98401 in 408
Idaho#99131 in 364
Arkansas#102301 in 436
South Carolina#104461 in 418
Tennessee#105611 in 464
Michigan#1071291 in 480
North Carolina#107791 in 465
Massachusetts#108711 in 482
New Hampshire#109101 in 445
Illinois#1131541 in 484
Wyoming#11551 in 347
Nebraska#119191 in 492
Pennsylvania#1191271 in 568
Virginia#121561 in 529
Ohio#1241341 in 556
Maine#125131 in 503
Minnesota#126431 in 560
Washington#126381 in 505
Iowa#127341 in 513
Maryland#127361 in 572
Missouri#129561 in 559
Kentucky#132401 in 594
Wisconsin#139401 in 688
Hawaii#141101 in 445
Indiana#143591 in 628
South Dakota#16361 in 638
Oregon#189151 in 842
Montana#19451 in 776
Alaska———
Delaware———
North Dakota———
Vermont———

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 1972

girls
#96
3,268 births · 1 in 465 girls
boys
#1,928
22 births · 1 in 73,709 boys

Top girls' names in 1972

  1. #1Jennifer63,600
  2. #2Michelle29,285
  3. #3Lisa27,543
  4. #4Kimberly26,282
  5. #5Amy25,873
  6. #6Angela23,561
  7. #7Melissa22,494
  8. #8Stephanie16,890
  9. #9Heather16,320
  10. #10Nicole15,755
  11. #96Alicia3,268

Top boys' names in 1972

  1. #1Michael71,393
  2. #2Christopher52,172
  3. #3James47,063
  4. #4David46,322
  5. #5John43,158
  6. #6Robert43,013
  7. #7Jason37,423
  8. #8Brian36,306
  9. #9William30,510
  10. #10Matthew22,928
  11. #1,928Alicia22
More about 1972

girls

1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 465 of them was named Alicia, which outranked 99.0% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Alicia
  1. #93Erin3,289
  2. #94Shelly3,288
  3. #95Margaret3,286
  4. #96Alicia3,268
  5. #97Jodi3,259
  6. #98Laurie3,227
  7. #99Victoria3,206
Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,804Camisha#6,619 → #815
  2. ↑ 3,921Catina#4,123 → #202
  3. ↑ 1,842Cherilyn#2,665 → #823
  4. ↑ 1,789Chasity#2,542 → #753
  5. ↑ 1,694Keena#2,542 → #848
Fallers
  1. ↓ 517Shayla#836 → #1,353
  2. ↓ 428Raina#798 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 280Kendall#742 → #1,022
  4. ↓ 275Alycia#951 → #1,226
  5. ↓ 255Charisse#727 → #982

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

boys

1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 73,709 of them was named Alicia, which outranked 66.5% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Alicia
  1. #1,871Torre23
  2. #1,871Virgilio23
  3. #1,871Wyman23
  4. #1,928Alicia22
  5. #1,928Allyn22
  6. #1,928Arlie22
  7. #1,928Arlin22
  8. #1,966Ace21
  9. #1,966Alessandro21
  10. #1,966Alexandre21

Tied with 37 names at #1,928; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,755Demond#3,146 → #391
  2. ↑ 1,286Cade#2,279 → #993
  3. ↑ 905Vidal#1,526 → #621
  4. ↑ 855Damond#1,784 → #929
  5. ↑ 849Kareem#1,254 → #405
Fallers
  1. ↓ 413Rich#914 → #1,327
  2. ↓ 401Monroe#947 → #1,348
  3. ↓ 317Laura#990 → #1,307
  4. ↓ 309Von#976 → #1,285
  5. ↓ 309Westley#998 → #1,307

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

See the top 100 for 1972 →