Alicia

Alicia: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “noble kind”
Origin: Germanic
Say it: uh-LEE-shuh · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

Alicia is a Latinate and Spanish form of Alice, ultimately from Old French Aalis and Germanic Adalheidis. The original elements mean 'noble' and 'kind, type.'

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How popular is Alicia?

2024213 per million US babies

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Babies named Alicia in 2024708

2024 rank#436 girls

Peak year1984

Total US babies since 1880230,811

Alicia is steady now but far below its 1984 peak.

Names like Alicia

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Alicenoble type · Germanic
Allisonnoble kind · French
Alyssarational; noble · Greek
Alisonnoble kind · French
Alissonnoble kind · French
Alishanoble kind · English
Alysonnoble kind · French
Alisanoble kind · Germanic

Alicia questions

What does the name Alicia mean?

Alicia means "noble kind". It comes from Germanic. Alicia is a Latinate and Spanish form of Alice, ultimately from Old French Aalis and Germanic Adalheidis. The original elements mean 'noble' and 'kind, type.'

Is Alicia a boy or girl name?

Alicia is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Alicia?

708 US babies were named Alicia in 2024. Its peak year was 1984.

How do you pronounce Alicia?

Alicia is usually pronounced uh-LEE-shuh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.