US rank #8098 Girls' name Peak 2010 391 births

Alicja — #8098 US girls' name

391 babies named Alicja in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s492000s1192010s1632020s49
#8098
of 17,661 girls in use

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

2010s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Alicja was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

22 babies were named Alicja in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alicja

The Social Security Administration has registered 391 babies named Alicja between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alicja currently holds the #8098 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alicja performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 163 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Alicja shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 53 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Alicja in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alicja 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 391 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.

Alicja at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

391

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

2010

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,098

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alicja popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
22
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
0510152025 20242019201420092004199919941982 6

Alicja by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
163 births that decade — 42% of Alicja's all-time total
1980s111990s492000s1192010s1632020s49

Alicja by state

Where Alicja concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Alicja
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
53 13.6%
#2 New York
35 9.0%
Illinois share of Alicja's total US births 13.6%
Even split

53 of 391 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alicja?
391 babies have been named Alicja since 1982. It currently ranks #8098 among girls. The peak year was 2010 with 22 births.
When was Alicja most popular?
Alicja was most popular in the 2010s decade with 163 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Alicja most popular?
The top states for the name Alicja are Illinois (53 births), New York (35 births).
How long has the name Alicja been used?
Alicja has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alicja?
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, 1982–2024 (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.