Girls' name · peaked in 1984
Alicia name popularity since 1925
229,493 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Alicia. Half of them were born in 1985 or earlier, so the typical Alicia is about 41 years old in 2026. Alicia peaked in 1984 as the #40 name for girls, and it ranked #460 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 229,493
- Named Alicia, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #460
- for girls in 2025 (672 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% girls
- 228,786 girls · 707 boys
- Most popular in
- New Mexico
- 1.96× its national share
Peak year is the year Alicia made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Alicia births per year, 1925–2025
1984 was the biggest year for Alicia both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1958 and 1963, Alicia became 2.2× more common, from 1 in 1,920 baby girls to 1 in 870.
- Steepest fall: Between 2008 and 2013, its share of baby girls fell by 41%, from 1 in 1,010 to 1 in 1,710.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Alicia's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Alicia.
Decade by decade
Babies named Alicia in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 1,400 | 5 | – |
| 1930s | 2,781 | 11 | #431 |
| 1940s | 5,008 | 24 | #314 |
| 1950s | 9,888 | 26 | #262 |
| 1960s | 22,422 | 64 | #159 |
| 1970s | 39,253 | 180 | #76 |
| 1980s | 66,966 | 282 | #45 |
| 1990s | 43,488 | 104 | #89 |
| 2000s | 23,155 | 11 | #148 |
| 2010s | 10,075 | 0 | #359 |
| 2020–25 | 4,350 | 0 | #460 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
41.3% of babies named Alicia from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Alicia is most popular
The index compares Alicia's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Alicia.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 1.96× | 2,478 |
| Nevada | 1.68× | 1,370 |
| Arizona | 1.60× | 4,760 |
| Texas | 1.39× | 24,919 |
| California | 1.34× | 32,531 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Alicia and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Alicia (this page) | 228,786 | 1984 |
| Alecia | 12,032 | 1987 |
| Alycia | 10,168 | 1990 |
| Alicea | 1,185 | 1998 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Alicia's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Alicia.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Alicia (1984).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data