Girls' name · since 1942
Elicia
Since 1942, U.S. Social Security records show 4,295 babies named Elicia, peaking in 1983. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,848 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,476 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,295
- born since 1942
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Elicia is the #4476 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 4,295 recorded since 1942.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elicia has been recorded 4,295 times among girls since 1942, currently ranked #4476 nationally and more common than 74% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 2025.
- #2,848 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,476 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,295 born since 1942
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elicia ranks #2,848 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,476 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,295 born since 1942, peaking in the 1980s.
- #2,848 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,476 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,295
- born since 1942
- 1980s
- peak decade
Elicia's 4,295 recorded births place it above 96.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Elicia compares
4,295 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Elicia's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elicia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,295 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 129 | 21 | 19,840 |
Elicia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Elicia splits its recorded history at 1987: 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 1946 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1983 peak of 129 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Elicia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–2025
- Peak year (1983)
- 129
- Annual births at peak, across 84 years of records
Elicia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (1,089 births, 25% of the file).
1980s was Elicia's strongest decade.
1,089 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Elicia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 13
1940s
13 births
- 1950s 107
1950s
107 births
- 1960s 305
1960s
305 births
- 1970s
1970s
667 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,089 births
- 1990s
1990s
804 births
- 2000s
2000s
721 births
- 2010s 397
2010s
397 births
- 2020s 192
2020s
192 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 1,089 births (25% of all-time use).
How Elicia 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 Elicia's total volume
Elicia by state
Where Elicia concentrates geographically, total births since 1942
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 513 | 11.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 361 | 8.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 113 | 2.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 78 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 74 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 71 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 49 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 43 | 1.0% |
513 of 4,295 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Elicia appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Elicia's data
- Elicia's decade-level peak was the 1980s (1,089 total births); usage has since declined to 192 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Elicias (513 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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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Elicia
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Elicia
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Elicia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~83 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, 1942–2025 (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 Elicia 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.