Recorded 1972–1991 Girls' name Peak 1984 23 births

Alcia — girls' name

23 babies named Alcia in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s131990s5
1980s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Alcia was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

8 babies were named Alcia in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alcia

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Alcia between 1972 and 1991, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alcia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alcia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Alcia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alcia 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 23 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.

Alcia at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

23

Since 1972

20 years of records

Peak year

1984

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1972

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1991

Alcia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1972

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1984)
8
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
456789 1991198819841972 5

Alcia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
13 births that decade — 57% of Alcia's all-time total
1970s51980s131990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alcia?
23 babies have been named Alcia since 1972. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1984 with 8 births.
When was Alcia most popular?
Alcia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Alcia been used?
Alcia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 20 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Alcia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alcie, Alchemy, Alcina, Alcaria, and 2 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, 1972–1991 (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.