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Alicia

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Year Total Babies Born Girls Born Boys Born Ranking
1881 7 7 0
1882 7 7 0
1883 8 8 0
1885 8 8 0
1886 11 11 0
1887 8 8 0
1888 10 10 0
1889 10 10 0
1890 12 12 0
1891 7 7 0
1892 11 11 0
1893 13 13 0
1894 14 14 0
1895 15 15 0
1896 12 12 0
1897 14 14 0
1898 17 17 0
1899 15 15 0
1900 18 18 0
1901 11 11 0
1902 7 7 0
1903 15 15 0
1904 20 20 0
1905 16 16 0
1906 16 16 0
1907 21 21 0
1908 36 36 0
1909 32 32 0
1910 31 31 0
1911 44 44 0
1912 46 46 0
1913 57 57 0
1914 54 54 0
1915 75 75 0
1916 95 95 0
1917 110 110 0
1918 118 118 0
1919 125 125 0
1920 149 149 0
1921 141 141 0
1922 164 164 0
1923 185 185 0
1924 220 220 0
1925 228 228 0
1926 275 270 5
1927 308 308 0
1928 293 293 0
1929 301 301 0
1930 334 334 0
1931 289 289 0
1932 256 251 5
1933 232 232 0
1934 237 237 0
1935 223 223 0
1936 274 274 0
1937 274 274 0
1938 313 313 0
1939 360 354 6
1940 315 309 6
1941 367 359 8
1942 364 359 5
1943 399 394 5
1944 424 424 0
1945 460 460 0
1946 562 562 0
1947 747 747 0
1948 687 687 0
1949 707 707 0
1950 769 769 0
1951 825 825 0
1952 870 870 0
1953 914 914 0
1954 923 923 0
1955 1,035 1,027 8
1956 1,042 1,036 6
1957 1,107 1,100 7
1958 1,048 1,048 0
1959 1,372 1,367 5
1960 1,642 1,642 0
1961 1,679 1,671 8
1962 1,988 1,980 8
1963 2,226 2,218 8
1964 2,425 2,418 7
1965 2,367 2,357 10
1966 2,224 2,224 0
1967 2,313 2,305 8
1968 2,576 2,567 9
1969 3,053 3,047 6
1970 3,329 3,317 12
1971 3,614 3,593 21
1972 3,289 3,267 22 #96 girl name
1973 3,447 3,433 14 #91 girl name
1974 3,454 3,435 19 #89 girl name
1975 3,736 3,720 16 #76 girl name
1976 3,811 3,793 18 #71 girl name
1977 4,414 4,401 13 #60 girl name
1978 4,768 4,748 20 #58 girl name
1979 5,572 5,547 25 #47 girl name
1980 5,771 5,751 20 #47 girl name
1981 5,878 5,857 21 #46 girl name
1982 5,636 5,614 22 #53 girl name
1983 7,521 7,492 29 #41 girl name
1984 7,852 7,819 33 #40 girl name
1985 7,142 7,121 21 #45 girl name
1986 7,047 7,015 32 #45 girl name
1987 6,813 6,777 36 #46 girl name
1988 6,726 6,697 29 #50 girl name
1989 6,857 6,818 39 #53 girl name
1990 6,533 6,510 23 #54 girl name
1991 5,573 5,557 16 #63 girl name
1992 4,921 4,908 13 #71 girl name
1993 4,443 4,430 13 #76 girl name
1994 4,112 4,102 10 #84 girl name
1995 3,918 3,908 10 #89 girl name
1996 3,868 3,859 9 #91 girl name
1997 3,793 3,783 10 #89 girl name
1998 3,407 3,407 0 #98 girl name
1999 3,013 3,013 0
2000 2,761 2,761 0
2001 2,657 2,657 0
2002 2,816 2,816 0
2003 2,541 2,541 0
2004 2,520 2,514 6
2005 2,344 2,339 5
2006 2,129 2,129 0
2007 1,947 1,947 0
2008 1,861 1,861 0
2009 1,559 1,559 0
2010 1,426 1,426 0
2011 1,227 1,227 0
2012 1,195 1,195 0
2013 1,018 1,018 0
2014 972 972 0
2015 901 901 0

Fun Facts about the name Alicia

  • How many people with the first name Alicia have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2015, the Social Security Administration has recorded 223,764 babies born with the first name Alicia in the United States. That's more than enough people named Alicia to occupy the territory of Mayotte (France) with an estimated population of 217,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Alicia? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1881 when it was given as a first name to 7 new born babies.
  • When was Alicia first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Alicia is Monday, June 15th, 1868.
  • What year had the most people named Alicia born? The highest recorded use of the first name Alicia was in 1984 with a total of 7,819 babies. That's a lot of babies named Alicia!
  • Random Alicia Factoid: According to the 1975 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Alicia ranks 96th in popularity as a baby girl's name in Indiana. Imagine that, 77 babies in Indiana have the same name as you in 1975.
  • Weird things about the name Alicia: Your name in reverse order is Aicila. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Ciliaa. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Alicia? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 358 people with the last name Alicia.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Alicia? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Alicia as their last name since less than 1 person in 833k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!

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Popularity of Alicia as a first name

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Popularity of Alicia as a last name

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Common last names for Alicia

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Alicia U.S.
█  White 20.67% 64.26%
█  African American 6.15% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 2.51% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.00% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 0.00% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 69.55% 16.26%

Of Last Name Alicia

People with the last name Alicia are most frequently White or Hispanic or Latino

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Meaning, Origin, Inspirations, and Associations

Have you been wondering what does the name "Alicia" mean? The list below shows the origins of Alicia as well as things modernly associated with the name Alicia such as celebrities named Alicia.

English

Origin and Meaning of Alicia

The name "Alicia" is of English origin, and it means "Of Noble Kin". It's a name commonly given to girls.

Wiktionary

A Latinization of Alice, which is in turn from the Germanic Adalheidis (from the Germanic *adal, meaning noble, and *heid, meaning type), via the Old French Adelais, via Old High German.

  1. A female given name - The Latinized form of Alice

Alicia was also found in the following language(s): French, Spanish, and Swedish

Notable Persons With the Name Alicia

Alicia Vikander

Alicia Vikander is an actress and dancer. She was most prominent from 2002 to present. Alicia was given the name Alicia Amanda Vikander on October 3rd, 1988 in Gothenburg, Sweden.

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Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys is an actor, philanthropy, pianist, record producer, singing, songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and singer. She holds the title Fallin" and If I Ain't Got You". She was most prominent from 1996 to present. Alicia was given the name Alicia Augello Cook on January 25th, 1981 in New York City, New York, U.S.

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Alicia Machado

Alicia Machado is a beauty queen. She holds the title Miss Yaracuy 1995, Miss Venezuela 1995, Miss Universe 1996, and Yaracuy. Alicia was given the name Yoseph Alicia Machado Fajardo on December 6th, 1976 in Maracay.

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Jodie Foster

Jodie Foster is an actress, director, and producer. She was most prominent from 1965 to present. Jodie was given the name Alicia Christian Foster on November 19th, 1962 in Los Angeles. Jodie is also known as Foster and Alicia Christian.

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Alicia Silverstone

Alicia Silverstone is an actress, producer, author, and activist. She was most prominent from 1992 to present. Alicia was born on October 4th, 1976 in San Francisco, California, United States.

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Alicia Witt

Alicia Witt is an actress and singer-songwriter. She was most prominent from 1984 to present. Alicia was given the name Alicia Roanne Witt on August 21st, 1975 in Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.

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  • Alicia Fox
    (famed human)
  • Alicia Nash
    (notable individual)
  • Alicia Gräfin von Rittberg
    (actress)
  • Alicia Coppola
    (actress)
  • Alicia Quinn
    (notable individual)
  • Alicia Alonso
    (artist)
  • Alicia de Larrocha
    (important individual)
  • Alicia Rhett
    (actress)
  • Alicia Molik
    (tennis player)
  • Alicia Kozakiewicz
    (child welfare activist)
  • Alicia Villarreal
    (musician)
  • Alicia Ashley
    (boxer)
  • Alicia Kirchner
    (Governor of Santa Cruz)
  • Alicia Warrington
    (musician)

Notable Persons With the Last Name Alicia

Ana Alicia

Ana Alicia is a voice actress, producer, actor, singing, voice acting, television producer, actress, and singer. She was most active from 1977 to 1997. Ana was given the name Ana Alicia Ortiz on December 12th, 1956 in Mexico City.

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Infanta Alicia

Infanta Alicia is an influential person. She holds the title Dowager Duchess of Calabria. Infanta was born as the child of Elias, Duke of Parma, and Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (1882–1940) on November 13th, 1917 in Vienna.

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Juana Alicia

Juana Alicia is an influential individual. Juana was born in 1953.

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What does the name Alicia mean?

Ais for able, for you surely are.

Lis for loyalty, that you show.

Iis for infinite, are your possibilities

Cis for confident, no doubts here!

Iis for ideas, that you bring to life.

Ais for action, something to take now

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau: Frequently Occurring Surnames from the Census 2000 (public domain). U.S. Social Security Administration: Popular Baby Names, Death Master File (public domain). 1913 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary via the Collaborative International Dictionary of English (License). Wiktionary: Titles and License. Notable persons via Wikipedia: Titles and License. Click each image for the attribution information.

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