Girls' name · since 1881
Alicia
Since 1881, U.S. Social Security records show 230,790 babies named Alicia, peaking in 1984. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #174 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #460 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 230,790
- born since 1881
- 1980s
- peak decade
230,790 babies have been named Alicia since 1881, making it today's #460 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alicia has been recorded 230,790 times among girls since 1881, currently ranked #460 nationally and more common than 97% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 2025.
- #174 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #460 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 230,790 born since 1881
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alicia ranks #174 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #460 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 230,790 born since 1881, peaking in the 1980s.
- #174 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #460 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 230,790
- born since 1881
- 1980s
- peak decade
Alicia's 230,790 recorded births place it above 99.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Alicia compares
230,790 Top 2% higher than 98% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Alicia's all-time total is 614x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alicia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 230,790 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 7,820 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alicia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alicia splits its recorded history at 1954: 94% of all births land in the more recent half, 6% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1881 (7 births) -- compare that against the 1984 peak of 7,820 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alicia popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025
- Peak year (1984)
- 7,820
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Alicia popularity over time - boys
707 total births recorded since 1926 (Alicia as boys' name)
Alicia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (66,966 births, 29% of the file).
1980s was Alicia's strongest decade.
66,966 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Alicia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 69
1880s
69 births
- 1890s 130
1890s
130 births
- 1900s 192
1900s
192 births
- 1910s 755
1910s
755 births
- 1920s 2,258
1920s
2,258 births
- 1930s 2,781
1930s
2,781 births
- 1940s 5,008
1940s
5,008 births
- 1950s 9,888
1950s
9,888 births
- 1960s 22,422
1960s
22,422 births
- 1970s
1970s
39,253 births
- 1980s
1980s
66,966 births
- 1990s
1990s
43,488 births
- 2000s 23,155
2000s
23,155 births
- 2010s 10,075
2010s
10,075 births
- 2020s 4,350
2020s
4,350 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 66,966 births (29% of all-time use).
How Alicia 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 Alicia's total volume
Alicia by state
Where Alicia concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 32,540 | 14.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 25,485 | 11.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 15,740 | 6.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 9,904 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Florida | | 9,855 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 9,512 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 8,647 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 8,301 | 3.6% |
32,540 of 230,790 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Alicia appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alicia's data
- Alicia's decade-level peak was the 1980s (66,966 total births); usage has since declined to 4,350 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Alicias (32,540 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alicia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~144 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, 1881–2025 (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 Alicia 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.