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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201973peak #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 1973

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Alicia, so not publishedAKMaine: #91 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 371 girlsMEVermont: #98 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 323 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #115 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 465 girlsNHWashington: #99 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 391 girlsWAIdaho: #82 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 323 girlsIDMontana: #165 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 628 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #104 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 381 girlsNDMinnesota: #133 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 651 girlsMNIllinois: #107 for girls · 159 births · 1 in 442 girlsILWisconsin: #151 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 790 girlsWIMichigan: #118 for girls · 112 births · 1 in 526 girlsMINew York: #110 for girls · 221 births · 1 in 468 girlsNYMassachusetts: #105 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 466 girlsMARhode Island: #75 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 246 girlsRIOregon: #101 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 385 girlsORNevada: #77 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 251 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Alicia, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #165 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 624 girlsSDIowa: #128 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 526 girlsIAIndiana: #128 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 572 girlsINOhio: #108 for girls · 154 births · 1 in 456 girlsOHPennsylvania: #103 for girls · 143 births · 1 in 472 girlsPANew Jersey: #89 for girls · 99 births · 1 in 386 girlsNJConnecticut: #85 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 342 girlsCTCalifornia: #48 for girls · 494 births · 1 in 265 girlsCAUtah: #94 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 350 girlsUTColorado: #99 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 401 girlsCONebraska: #114 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 451 girlsNEMissouri: #104 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 442 girlsMOKentucky: #119 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 515 girlsKYWest Virginia: #101 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 407 girlsWVVirginia: #87 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 390 girlsVAMaryland: #134 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 607 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Alicia, so not publishedDEArizona: #88 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 361 girlsAZNew Mexico: #65 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 266 girlsNMKansas: #102 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 427 girlsKSArkansas: #60 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 260 girlsARTennessee: #86 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 381 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #82 for girls · 94 births · 1 in 371 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #79 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 328 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #63 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 228 girlsDCOklahoma: #84 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 350 girlsOKLouisiana: #74 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 317 girlsLAMississippi: #66 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 273 girlsMSAlabama: #66 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 284 girlsALGeorgia: #75 for girls · 107 births · 1 in 318 girlsGAHawaii: #149 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 504 girlsHITexas: #59 for girls · 315 births · 1 in 300 girlsTXFlorida: #55 for girls · 167 births · 1 in 257 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. California#48 · 1 in 265
  2. Florida#55 · 1 in 257
  3. Texas#59 · 1 in 300
  4. Arkansas#60 · 1 in 260
  5. District of Columbia#63 · 1 in 228

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#484941 in 265
Florida#551671 in 257
Texas#593151 in 300
Arkansas#60481 in 260
District of Columbia#63281 in 228
New Mexico#65281 in 266
Alabama#66811 in 284
Mississippi#66601 in 273
Louisiana#74811 in 317
Georgia#751071 in 318
Rhode Island#75191 in 246
Nevada#77101 in 251
South Carolina#79561 in 328
Idaho#82151 in 323
North Carolina#82941 in 371
Oklahoma#84441 in 350
Connecticut#85431 in 342
Tennessee#86721 in 381
Virginia#87721 in 390
Arizona#88411 in 361
New Jersey#89991 in 386
Maine#91161 in 371
Utah#94311 in 350
Vermont#9871 in 323
Colorado#99391 in 401
Washington#99481 in 391
Oregon#101321 in 385
West Virginia#101281 in 407
Kansas#102281 in 427
Pennsylvania#1031431 in 472
Missouri#104661 in 442
North Dakota#104101 in 381
Massachusetts#105681 in 466
Illinois#1071591 in 442
Ohio#1081541 in 456
New York#1102211 in 468
Nebraska#114201 in 451
New Hampshire#11591 in 465
Michigan#1181121 in 526
Kentucky#119451 in 515
Indiana#128621 in 572
Iowa#128311 in 526
Minnesota#133351 in 651
Maryland#134311 in 607
Hawaii#14991 in 504
Wisconsin#151341 in 790
Montana#16561 in 628
South Dakota#16561 in 624
Alaska———
Delaware———
Wyoming———

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 1973

girls
#91
3,433 births · 1 in 425 girls
boys
#2,606
14 births · 1 in 111,327 boys

Top girls' names in 1973

  1. #1Jennifer62,448
  2. #2Amy26,962
  3. #3Michelle26,935
  4. #4Kimberly23,531
  5. #5Lisa22,677
  6. #6Melissa22,479
  7. #7Angela20,898
  8. #8Heather19,347
  9. #9Stephanie17,263
  10. #10Rebecca14,868
  11. #91Alicia3,433

Top boys' names in 1973

  1. #1Michael67,797
  2. #2Christopher48,313
  3. #3Jason46,683
  4. #4James42,836
  5. #5David41,082
  6. #6John39,165
  7. #7Robert38,698
  8. #8Brian35,686
  9. #9William28,018
  10. #10Matthew24,531
  11. #2,606Alicia14
More about 1973

girls

1,458,209 girls got a published name in 1973; 1 in 425 of them was named Alicia, which outranked 99.1% of the 9,810 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Alicia
  1. #88Jacqueline3,500
  2. #89Sara3,479
  3. #90Misty3,475
  4. #91Alicia3,433
  5. #92Cindy3,280
  6. #93Ann3,255
  7. #94Margaret3,167
Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,091Cicely#4,793 → #702
  2. ↑ 2,295Aubrey#3,177 → #882
  3. ↑ 1,847Nyree#2,680 → #833
  4. ↑ 1,533Danyell#2,523 → #990
  5. ↑ 1,496Vonetta#2,311 → #815
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,814Camisha#815 → #2,629
  2. ↓ 470Andra#904 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 416Cherilyn#823 → #1,239
  4. ↓ 284Keena#848 → #1,132
  5. ↓ 281Nicolle#734 → #1,015

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

boys

1,558,576 boys got a published name in 1973; 1 in 111,327 of them was named Alicia, which outranked 55.7% of the 5,877 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. #2,513Verne15
  2. #2,513Wilhelm15
  3. #2,513Yaphet15
  4. #2,606Alicia14
  5. #2,606Ace14
  6. #2,606Adriel14
  7. #2,606Alon14
  8. #2,716Akili13
  9. #2,716Algie13
  10. #2,716Amilcar13

Tied with 109 names at #2,606; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,348Vashon#3,152 → #804
  2. ↑ 1,405Jory#2,158 → #753
  3. ↑ 348Pernell#1,262 → #914
  4. ↑ 345Enoch#1,307 → #962
  5. ↑ 273Tarik#1,177 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 669Jabbar#917 → #1,586
  2. ↓ 361Wes#993 → #1,354
  3. ↓ 326Paris#797 → #1,123
  4. ↓ 284Christophe#984 → #1,268
  5. ↓ 272Bennett#851 → #1,123

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

See the top 100 for 1973 →