Alicia

/ ah-LEE-shah /
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“noble, of noble kind” — Spanish, English

#4362024 rank
1984peak year
230,104babies named Alicia since 1880
▼ 6%5-year trend

Alicia popularity over 145 years

⭐ Sweet spot — known but not everywhere · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024

peak 198418801920196020002024

What does Alicia mean?

A Spanish and English form of Alice, from the Germanic Adalheidis, 'of noble kind'. It rose steadily through the twentieth century and boomed in the 1980s.

OriginSpanish, English
Syllables3
Gendergirl
Styleclassic, vintage

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