Girls' name · since 1989
Alycea
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 242 babies named Alycea, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,883 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 242
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alycea sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 242 recorded since 1989.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alycea has been recorded 242 times among girls since 1989, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2013.
- #17,883 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 242 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alycea ranks #17,883 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 242 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,883 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 242
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alycea's 242 recorded births place it above 75.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Alycea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alycea splits its recorded history at 2001: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alycea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2013
- Peak year (2002)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Alycea by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (125 births, 52% of the file).
2000s was Alycea's strongest decade.
125 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Alycea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
88 births
- 2000s
2000s
125 births
- 2010s 23
2010s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 125 births (52% of all-time use).
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- Alycea's decade-level peak was the 2000s (125 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Alycea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~24 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, 1989–2013 (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 Alycea 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.