US rank #8040 Girls' name Peak 1993 1,162 births

Alicen — #8040 US girls' name

1,162 babies named Alicen in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s121970s931980s1751990s2562000s2862010s2642020s76
#8040
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 54% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

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

1993
Single peak year

34 babies were named Alicen in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alicen

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,162 babies named Alicen between 1965 and 2024, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alicen currently holds the #8040 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alicen performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 286 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Alicen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 21 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Alicen in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alicen 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 1,162 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.

Alicen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,162

Since 1965

60 years of records

Peak year

1993

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,040

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1965

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alicen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1965

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1993)
34
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
010203040 202420172010200319961989198219751965 7

Alicen by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
286 births that decade — 25% of Alicen's all-time total
1960s121970s931980s1751990s2562000s2862010s2642020s76

Alicen by state

Where Alicen concentrates geographically — total births since 1965

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Alicen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
21 1.8%
#2 Texas
11 0.9%
#3 New York
5 0.4%
#4 Ohio
5 0.4%
California share of Alicen's total US births 1.8%
Even split

21 of 1,162 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alicen?
1,162 babies have been named Alicen since 1965. It currently ranks #8040 among girls. The peak year was 1993 with 34 births.
When was Alicen most popular?
Alicen was most popular in the 2000s decade with 286 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Alicen most popular?
The top states for the name Alicen are California (21 births), Texas (11 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Alicen been used?
Alicen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 60 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alicen?
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, 1965–2024 (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.