Girls' name · since 1935
Alycia
Since 1935, U.S. Social Security records show 10,168 babies named Alycia, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,649 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,268 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,168
- born since 1935
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Alycia is the #5268 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 10,168 recorded since 1935.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alycia has been recorded 10,168 times among girls since 1935, currently ranked #5268 nationally and more common than 70% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1935 to 2025.
- #1,649 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,268 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 10,168 born since 1935
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alycia ranks #1,649 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,268 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 10,168 born since 1935, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,649 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,268 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,168
- born since 1935
- 1990s
- peak decade
Alycia's 10,168 recorded births place it above 97.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Alycia compares
10,168 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Alycia's all-time total is 27x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alycia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,168 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 458 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alycia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alycia's full recorded timeline at 1984, 75% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 25% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1935, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 458 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alycia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 458
- Annual births at peak, across 91 years of records
Alycia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (2,979 births, 29% of the file).
1990s was Alycia's strongest decade.
2,979 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Alycia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 62
1940s
62 births
- 1950s 160
1950s
160 births
- 1960s 465
1960s
465 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,230 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,451 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,979 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,863 births
- 2010s 743
2010s
743 births
- 2020s 210
2020s
210 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 2,979 births (29% of all-time use).
How Alycia 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 Alycia's total volume
Alycia by state
Where Alycia concentrates geographically, total births since 1935
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,121 | 11.0% |
| #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% |
1,121 of 10,168 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Alycia appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alycia's data
- Alycia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (2,979 total births); usage has since declined to 210 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Alycias (1,121 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Alycia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~90 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, 1935–2025 (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 Alycia 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.