The first name Alicia
A girl’s name.
Pronounced /əˈliːʃə/ 3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A Latinization of Alice, which is in turn from Old French Adelais, Germanic Adalheid.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 78 girls were named Alicia, making it the 514th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2004, with 938 births (#60).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Alicia with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Alicia at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 672 girls born in the United States were named Alicia, the 460th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1984, when 7,820 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Nicknames and spellings
Famous people named Alicia
60 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Alicia SilverstoneAmerican actress, born 1976
- Alicia WittAmerican actress and singer-songwriter (born 1975)
- Alicia AlonsoCuban prima ballerina assoluta and choreographer (1920-2019)
- Alicia MolikAustralian tennis player, born 1981
- Alicia GarzaAmerican activist and writer (born 1981)
- Alicia MachadoActress, TV show host, singer, Miss Universe 1996 and Miss Venezuela 1995
- Alicia Moreau de JustoBritish-born Argentine politician (1885-1986)
- Alicia RhettAmerican actress and portrait painter (1915–2014)
- Alicia MarkovaBritish ballerina, choreographer, director and teacher of classical ballet (1910-2004)
- Alicia von RittbergGerman actress, born 1993
- Alicia SacramoneAmerican artistic gymnast (born 1987)
- Alicia CouttsAustralian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, born 1987
Questions
- What does the name Alicia mean?
- A Latinization of Alice, which is in turn from Old French Adelais, Germanic Adalheid.
- How popular is the name Alicia?
- In 2025, 78 girls born in England and Wales were named Alicia, ranking 514th. Its peak was 2004, with 938 births.
- Is Alicia a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 231,497 US babies named Alicia since 1880 were girls.
- When was Alicia most popular?
- 1984 in the United States, when 7,820 babies were named Alicia, its highest rank at 40th.
- How do you pronounce Alicia?
- Alicia is /əˈliːʃə/, 3 syllables.
- What are other spellings of Alicia?
- Aleshia, Alisha, Alyshia, Alyssa, Alycia and Alissia.