US rank #4295 Girls' name Peak 1990 10,143 births

Alycia — #4295 US girls' name

10,143 babies named Alycia in U.S. Social Security records since 1935, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s621950s1601960s4651970s12301980s24511990s29792000s18622010s7432020s186
#4295
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 76% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Alycia was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

458 babies were named Alycia in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alycia

The Social Security Administration has registered 10,143 babies named Alycia between 1935 and 2024, spanning 90 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alycia currently holds the #4295 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 458 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alycia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 2,979 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Alycia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,121 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Alycia in 41 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alycia 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 10,143 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.

Alycia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

10,143

Since 1935

90 years of records

Peak year

1990

458 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#4,295

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1935

Recorded for 90 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alycia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1935

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1990)
458
Annual births at peak — across 90 years of records
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Alycia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
2,979 births that decade — 29% of Alycia's all-time total
1930s51940s621950s1601960s4651970s12301980s24511990s29792000s18622010s7432020s186

Alycia by state

Where Alycia concentrates geographically — total births since 1935

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Alycia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,121 11.1%
#2 New York
547 5.4%
#3 Pennsylvania
528 5.2%
#4 Texas
509 5.0%
#5 Massachusetts
418 4.1%
#6 Florida
404 4.0%
#7 Ohio
384 3.8%
#8 Michigan
369 3.6%
California share of Alycia's total US births 11.1%
Even split

1,121 of 10,143 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.

Alycia appears in 41 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alycia?
10,143 babies have been named Alycia since 1935. It currently ranks #4295 among girls. The peak year was 1990 with 458 births.
When was Alycia most popular?
Alycia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 2,979 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Alycia most popular?
The top states for the name Alycia are California (1,121 births), New York (547 births), Pennsylvania (528 births).
How long has the name Alycia been used?
Alycia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1935, spanning 90 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alycia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alyssa, Alyson, Alyce, Alysha, 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, 1935–2024 (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.