US rank #13665 Girls' name Peak 1998 1,185 births

Alicea — #13665 US girls' name

1,185 babies named Alicea in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s231960s551970s1551980s2491990s2512000s2992010s1302020s23
#13665
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 23% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Alicea was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

37 babies were named Alicea in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alicea

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,185 babies named Alicea between 1954 and 2024, spanning 71 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alicea currently holds the #13665 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alicea performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 299 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Alicea shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 44 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Alicea in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alicea 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 1,185 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.

Alicea at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,185

Since 1954

71 years of records

Peak year

1998

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#13,665

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1954

Recorded for 71 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alicea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1954

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1998)
37
Annual births at peak — across 71 years of records
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Alicea by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
299 births that decade — 25% of Alicea's all-time total
1950s231960s551970s1551980s2491990s2512000s2992010s1302020s23

Alicea by state

Where Alicea concentrates geographically — total births since 1954

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Alicea
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
44 3.7%
#2 California
21 1.8%
#3 Florida
10 0.8%
#4 Texas
6 0.5%
New York share of Alicea's total US births 3.7%
Even split

44 of 1,185 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alicea?
1,185 babies have been named Alicea since 1954. It currently ranks #13665 among girls. The peak year was 1998 with 37 births.
When was Alicea most popular?
Alicea was most popular in the 2000s decade with 299 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Alicea most popular?
The top states for the name Alicea are New York (44 births), California (21 births), Florida (10 births).
How long has the name Alicea been used?
Alicea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 71 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alicea?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alice, Alicia, Alison, Alisha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1954–2024 (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.