Total births
690
Girls' name · since 1960
Alicyn
Alicyn has 690 recorded births since 1960 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 690
- total births
- 1960–2023
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 30%
- born in that decade
690 girls have been named Alicyn since 1960, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Alicyn has 690 recorded births among girls since 1960, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2023.
- 690 total births
- 1960–2023 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 30% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
690 girls have been named Alicyn since 1960, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2023.
- 690
- total births
- 1960–2023
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 30%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
30% of everyone ever named Alicyn was born in this single decade.
2002
Single peak year
30 babies were named Alicyn in 2002 - its busiest year on record.
Alicyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alicyn's full recorded timeline at 1994, 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 1965, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 30 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alicyn at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
2002
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1960
Alicyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2023
- Peak year (2002)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Alicyn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Alicyn's strongest decade.
208 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Alicyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 73
1970s
73 births
- 1980s
1980s
115 births
- 1990s
1990s
187 births
- 2000s
2000s
208 births
- 2010s
2010s
90 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 208 births (30% of all-time use).
How Alicyn 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 Alicyn's total volume
Alicyn vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Alicyn? ▼
Alicyn has been given to 690 babies in the U.S. since 1960, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2023. 30 babies were born in 2002, its single highest year.
When was Alicyn most popular? ▼
Alicyn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 208 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Alicyn been used? ▼
Records for Alicyn go back to 1960, giving 64 years of history through 2023.
What names are similar to Alicyn? ▼
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.
What to do with Alicyn's data
- Alicyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (208 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Alicyn
Nearby Names Like Alicyn
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Alicyn
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#63 588,147 births
Alicia Girl
#438 230,790 births
Alison Girl
#465 116,886 births
Alisha Girl
#1143 56,996 births
Aliyah Girl
#237 49,011 births
Compare Alicyn side by side: Alicyn vs Alice Alicyn vs Alicia Alicyn vs Alison
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1960–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Alicyn: Baby Name Since 1960 - 690 Births, Peak 2002." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/alicyn. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Alicyn 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 June 2026.