Girls' name · since 1967
Alicha
Since 1967, U.S. Social Security records show 265 babies named Alicha, peaking in 1979. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,019 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 265
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
265 girls have been named Alicha since 1967, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alicha has been recorded 265 times among girls since 1967, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2004.
- #17,019 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 265 born since 1967
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alicha ranks #17,019 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 265 born since 1967, peaking in the 1970s.
- #17,019 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 265
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
Alicha's 265 recorded births place it above 76.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Alicha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alicha splits its recorded history at 1984: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1967 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alicha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2004
- Peak year (1979)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2004.
265 total births across 38 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1979 with 16 births in a single year.
Alicha by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (102 births, 38% of the file).
1970s was Alicha's strongest decade.
102 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Alicha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1970s
1970s
102 births
- 1980s
1980s
79 births
- 1990s
1990s
60 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 102 births (38% of all-time use).
Alicha decade highlights
- Peak decade 102 births
- Runner-up 79 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Alicha by state
Where Alicha concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.9% |
5 of 265 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- Texas 1.9% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 1.9% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Alicha's data
- Alicha's decade-level peak was the 1970s (102 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Alichas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Alicha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1967–2004 (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 Alicha 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.
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