Girls' name · since 1919
Licia
Licia has 735 recorded births since 1919 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1960 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,243 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 735
- born since 1919
- 1960s
- peak decade
735 girls have been named Licia since 1919, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Licia recorded 735 times among girls since 1919, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2023.
- #9,243 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 735 born since 1919
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Licia ranks #9,243 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 735 born since 1919, peaking in the 1960s.
- #9,243 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 735
- born since 1919
- 1960s
- peak decade
Licia's 735 recorded births place it above 87.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Licia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Licia's SSA record in two at 1974 and the more recent half accounts for 36% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 64%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1923, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1960 peak of 53, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Licia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2023
- Peak year (1960)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 105 years of records
Licia by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (297 births, 40% of the file).
1960s was Licia's strongest decade.
297 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Licia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 93
1950s
93 births
- 1960s
1960s
297 births
- 1970s
1970s
143 births
- 1980s 105
1980s
105 births
- 1990s 27
1990s
27 births
- 2000s 27
2000s
27 births
- 2010s 20
2010s
20 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 297 births (40% of all-time use).
How Licia 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 Licia's total volume
Licia by state
Where Licia concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 28 | 3.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 12 | 1.6% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.7% |
28 of 735 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Licia's data
- Licia's decade-level peak was the 1960s (297 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Licias (28 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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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Licia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~104 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, 1919–2023 (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 Licia 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.