Girls' name · since 1982
Alicja
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 399 babies named Alicja, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,523 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,229 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 399
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Alicja is the #11229 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 399 recorded since 1982.
Alicja has 399 recorded births among girls since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11229 as of the latest data, more common than 35% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #13,523 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,229 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 399 born since 1982
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alicja ranks #13,523 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,229 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 399 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,523 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,229 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 399
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Alicja's 399 recorded births place it above 81.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
How Alicja compares
399 Top 49% higher than 51% 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
Alicja's all-time total is 6% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alicja | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 399 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alicja's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alicja's full recorded timeline at 2008, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alicja popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Alicja by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (163 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Alicja's strongest decade.
163 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Alicja births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 49
1990s
49 births
- 2000s
2000s
119 births
- 2010s
2010s
163 births
- 2020s 57
2020s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 163 births (41% of all-time use).
Alicja by state
Where Alicja concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
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What to do with Alicja's data
- Alicja's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (163 total births) through the 2020s (57) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Illinois records the most Alicjas (53 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Alicja: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Alicja 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.