Alicia
A Latinized spelling of Alice, which descends from the Germanic name Adalheidis, formed from adal, noble, and heid, kind or sort.
Alicia in 2025
Alicia was given to 672 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 933rd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 4,934 babies born.
The history of Alicia
Alicia reached its highest point in 1984, when 7,853 babies were given the name, ranking 91st that year. Its best-ever ranking was 89th, in 1983.
Across the 145 years of records since 1881, 231,497 babies have been named Alicia. Half of them were born before 1985, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Alicia by decade
| Decade | Babies named Alicia | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 69 | 1,240 |
| 1890s | 130 | 1,302 |
| 1900s | 192 | 1,017 |
| 1910s | 755 | 1,084 |
| 1920s | 2,263 | 696 |
| 1930s | 2,792 | 627 |
| 1940s | 5,032 | 515 |
| 1950s | 9,914 | 436 |
| 1960s | 22,486 | 222 |
| 1970s | 39,433 | 105 |
| 1980s | 67,248 | 89 |
| 1990s | 43,592 | 119 |
| 2000s | 23,166 | 260 |
| 2010s | 10,075 | 467 |
| 2020s | 4,350 | 825 |
Where Alicia is heading
Alicia has fallen 27% over the past decade, from 915 babies in 2015 to 672 in 2025.
Names like Alicia
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Alicia.