Girls' name · since 1954
Alicea
Since 1954, U.S. Social Security records show 1,185 babies named Alicea, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,673 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,185
- born since 1954
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,185 girls have been named Alicea since 1954, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Alicea recorded 1,185 times among girls since 1954, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 2024.
- #6,673 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,185 born since 1954
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alicea ranks #6,673 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,185 born since 1954, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,673 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,185
- born since 1954
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alicea's 1,185 recorded births place it above 90.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Alicea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alicea splits its recorded history at 1992: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2016 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alicea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2024
- Peak year (1998)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Alicea by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (299 births, 25% of the file).
2000s was Alicea's strongest decade.
299 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Alicea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 23
1950s
23 births
- 1960s 55
1960s
55 births
- 1970s
1970s
155 births
- 1980s
1980s
249 births
- 1990s
1990s
251 births
- 2000s
2000s
299 births
- 2010s
2010s
130 births
- 2020s 23
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 299 births (25% of all-time use).
How Alicea compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Alicea's total volume
Alicea by state
Where Alicea concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| 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% |
44 of 1,185 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Alicea's data
- Alicea's decade-level peak was the 2000s (299 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Aliceas (44 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alicea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~70 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1954–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Alicea draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.