Recorded 1956–2014 Girls' name Peak 1997 474 births

Alacia — girls' name

474 babies named Alacia in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s61960s111970s421980s1031990s1682000s1312010s13
1990s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Alacia was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

26 babies were named Alacia in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alacia

The Social Security Administration has registered 474 babies named Alacia between 1956 and 2014, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alacia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alacia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 168 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Alacia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 23 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Alacia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alacia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 474 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Alacia at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

474

Since 1956

59 years of records

Peak year

1997

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1956

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 2014

Alacia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1956

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1997)
26
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
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Alacia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
168 births that decade — 35% of Alacia's all-time total
1950s61960s111970s421980s1031990s1682000s1312010s13

Alacia by state

Where Alacia concentrates geographically — total births since 1956

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Alacia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
23 4.9%
Louisiana share of Alacia's total US births 4.9%

23 of 474 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alacia?
474 babies have been named Alacia since 1956. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1997 with 26 births.
When was Alacia most popular?
Alacia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 168 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Alacia most popular?
The top states for the name Alacia are Louisiana (23 births).
How long has the name Alacia been used?
Alacia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 59 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Alacia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alana, Alaina, Alayna, Alanna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1956–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.