Recorded 1967–2004 Girls' name Peak 1979 265 births

Alicha — girls' name

265 babies named Alicha in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s131970s1021980s791990s602000s11

The verdict

265 girls have been named Alicha since 1967, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2004.

265
total births
1967–2004
years on record
1970s
peak decade
38%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Alicha was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

16 babies were named Alicha in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alicha

The Social Security Administration has registered 265 babies named Alicha between 1967 and 2004, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alicha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alicha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 102 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Alicha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Alicha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alicha 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 265 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.

Alicha at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

265

Since 1967

38 years of records

Peak year

1979

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1967

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2004

Alicha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1967

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1979)
16
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
05101520 200419961991198719831979197519711967 5

Alicha by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
102 births that decade — 38% of Alicha's all-time total
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Alicha by state

Where Alicha concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Alicha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 1.9%
Texas share of Alicha's total US births 1.9%

5 of 265 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alicha?
265 babies have been named Alicha since 1967. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1979 with 16 births.
When was Alicha most popular?
Alicha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 102 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Alicha most popular?
The top states for the name Alicha are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Alicha been used?
Alicha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 38 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Alicha?
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.

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, 1967–2004 (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.