Girls' name · since 1978
Belicia
624 babies named Belicia in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,275 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 624
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Belicia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 624 recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Belicia has been recorded 624 times among girls since 1978, 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 1978 to 2024.
- #10,275 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 624 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Belicia ranks #10,275 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 624 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,275 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 624
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Belicia's 624 recorded births place it above 85.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Belicia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Belicia's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 38, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Belicia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2024
- Peak year (2005)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Belicia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (287 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Belicia's strongest decade.
287 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Belicia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 29
1980s
29 births
- 1990s
1990s
137 births
- 2000s
2000s
287 births
- 2010s
2010s
125 births
- 2020s 40
2020s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 287 births (46% of all-time use).
How Belicia 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 Belicia's total volume
Belicia by state
Where Belicia concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 65 | 10.4% |
| #2 | California | | 58 | 9.3% |
| #3 | Washington | | 5 | 0.8% |
65 of 624 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Belicia's data
- Belicia's decade-level peak was the 2000s (287 total births); usage has since declined to 40 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Belicias (65 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Belicia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1978–2024 (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 Belicia 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.