Girl's name
Alicia
Say it uh-LEE-shuh
Germanic origin from Alice, noble + character
3 syllables
Where Alicia is loved, common and rare
Common across Sweden, Quebec and two more places. Rare in Switzerland, Catalonia, five German cities and 11 more places.
1 in 1,921 girls born in Ireland in 2025
Sweden 24thQuebec 72ndSwitzerland 105th
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Every place
In 22 of the 40 official lists, among them Sweden (24th), Quebec (72nd) and Switzerland (105th).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 24th 2025 | 291 | about 1 in 138 |
| Spain | 50th 2024 | 586 | rank only |
| Quebec province | 72nd 2025 | 74 | about 1 in 351 |
| Switzerland | 105th 2025 | 66 | 1 in 515 |
| Catalonia region as Alícia | 119th 2025 | 36 | 1 in 535 |
| Munich city | 124th 2025 | 10 | about 1 in 419 |
| France | 127th 2025 | 405 | 1 in 708 |
| Berlin city | 200th 2023 | 15 | about 1 in 967 |
| Norway | 273rd 2025 | 14 | 1 in 1,557 |
| Poland | 287th 2025 | 16 | 1 in 7,487 |
| Cologne city | 308th 2023 | 3 | about 1 in 2,048 |
| Ireland | 352nd 2025 | 11 | 1 in 1,921 |
| Austria | 362nd 2025 | 14 | 1 in 2,552 |
| British Columbia province | 457th 2023 | 7 | about 1 in 1,708 |
| England and Wales | 514th 2025 | 78 | 1 in 3,247 |
| Scotland | 539th 2025 | 5 | 1 in 3,578 |
| Ontario province | 590th 2024 | 21 | about 1 in 2,594 |
| The Netherlands | 714th 2025 | 16 | about 1 in 3,813 |
| Italy | 884th 2024 | 11 | 1 in 16,288 |
| Rostock city | 92nd 2025 | 2 | about 1 in 492 |
| Leipzig city | 212th 2025 | 2 | about 1 in 1,312 |
| Bonn city | 249th 2025 | 3 | about 1 in 1,005 |
Rare, below the listed names: Northern Ireland, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, New Zealand, Hungary, Slovenia and Israel.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.
Sources: Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency) (Sweden); INE (Instituto Nacional de Estadística) (Spain); Retraite Québec (Banque de prénoms, Données Québec) (Quebec); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); Idescat (Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya) (Catalonia); Landeshauptstadt München, Statistisches Amt (opendata.muenchen.de) (Munich); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France); BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (Berlin); Statistics Norway (SSB) (Norway); Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, rejestr PESEL (dane.gov.pl) (Poland); Stadt Köln, Standesamt (offenedaten-koeln.de) (Cologne); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) (the Netherlands); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock (opendata-hro.de) (Rostock); Stadt Leipzig, Standesamt (opendata.leipzig.de) (Leipzig); Bundesstadt Bonn, Standesamt (opendata.bonn.de) (Bonn). How we count, and every source
About the name
Alice comes from Old French Adelais and Germanic Adalheid, and Alicia is a Latinized form of it. Through Alice it carries the meaning 'noble' and 'character'.
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It has three syllables in English, uh-LEE-shuh. Alícia is an accented spelling, Alice, Alisa and Alicja are related forms, and Alisha and Aleshia are variant spellings.
Alicia ranks well in Sweden and Spain and is used in Switzerland, and in the English-speaking world it appears in Quebec, Ireland and British Columbia. The French records place its peak in 2002. Today it is falling in 14 places while rising in only four, so it is a name past its peak.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- uh-LEE-shuh, 3 syllables
- Meaning
- from Alice,
noble + character
- Origin
- Germanic
Counted together here: Alícia.
Etymology
A Latinization of Alice, which is in turn from Old French Adelais, Germanic Adalheid.
From the Wiktionary entry, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened.
Over time
Over five years: rising in 4 of 20 regions, falling in 14.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 201 | 205 | 195 | 231 | 313 | 345 | 313 | 360 | 439 | 514 |
| Scotland | 210 | 237 | 286 | 447 | 257 | 442 | 324 | 749 | 638 | 539 |
| Northern Ireland | 251 | 180 | 195 | 281 | 446 | 266 | ||||
| Ireland | 153 | 184 | 211 | 192 | 220 | 258 | 237 | 296 | 372 | 352 |
| Ontario | 339 | 337 | 347 | 386 | 307 | 519 | 551 | 504 | 590 | |
| British Columbia | 200 | 415 | 345 | 229 | 322 | 352 | 381 | 457 | ||
| South Australia | 163 | 395 | ||||||||
| Quebec | 26 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 39 | 37 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 72 |
| France | 53 | 52 | 57 | 65 | 63 | 81 | 83 | 91 | 115 | 127 |
| The Netherlands | 245 | 216 | 224 | 322 | 355 | 283 | 400 | 452 | 714 | |
| Austria | 309 | 270 | 240 | 248 | 240 | 277 | 269 | 239 | 213 | 362 |
| Switzerland | 67 | 51 | 64 | 43 | 68 | 60 | 64 | 75 | 78 | 105 |
| Berlin | 175 | 197 | 147 | 135 | 160 | 125 | 130 | 200 | ||
| Munich | 142 | 120 | 149 | 94 | 152 | 119 | 151 | 117 | 124 | |
| Cologne | 166 | 101 | 171 | 238 | 320 | 159 | 120 | 308 | ||
| Bonn | 220 | 134 | 75 | 158 | 237 | 110 | 236 | 223 | 249 | |
| Leipzig | 108 | 113 | 148 | 243 | 406 | 164 | 254 | 215 | 357 | 212 |
| Rostock | 202 | 67 | 122 | 174 | 49 | 92 | ||||
| Norway | 371 | 238 | 229 | 255 | 368 | 303 | 349 | 322 | 364 | 273 |
| Sweden | 4 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 24 |
| Spain | 41 | 41 | 46 | 48 | 45 | 46 | 51 | 50 | 50 | |
| Catalonia | 82 | 89 | 82 | 88 | 92 | 91 | 97 | 120 | 116 | 119 |
| Italy | 434 | 389 | 576 | 617 | 884 | |||||
| Poland | 187 | 190 | 261 | 309 | 288 | 357 | 360 | 288 | 312 | 287 |
England and Wales, 1996 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 514 | 78 | 30.8 |
| 2024 | 439 | 97 | 37.6 |
| 2023 | 360 | 117 | 45.6 |
| 2022 | 313 | 140 | 53.1 |
| 2021 | 345 | 136 | 49.6 |
| 2020 | 313 | 147 | 54.8 |
| 2019 | 231 | 216 | 77.1 |
| 2018 | 195 | 270 | 93.7 |
| 2017 | 205 | 256 | 85.6 |
| 2016 | 201 | 266 | 86.6 |
| 2015 | 179 | 306 | 99.4 |
| 2014 | 173 | 313 | 102.1 |
| 2013 | 149 | 351 | 113.8 |
| 2012 | 147 | 389 | 120.8 |
| 2011 | 125 | 465 | 144.7 |
| 2010 | 101 | 583 | 181.6 |
| 2009 | 109 | 487 | 155.4 |
| 2008 | 95 | 604 | 191.3 |
| 2007 | 96 | 570 | 186.2 |
| 2006 | 87 | 646 | 215.9 |
| 2005 | 72 | 731 | 253.6 |
| 2004 | 60 | 938 | 328.1 |
| 2003 | 63 | 844 | 302.9 |
| 2002 | 62 | 866 | 323.9 |
| 2001 | 82 | 626 | 233.6 |
| 2000 | 90 | 583 | 213.4 |
| 1999 | 83 | 640 | 227.2 |
| 1998 | 82 | 659 | 227.9 |
| 1997 | 84 | 606 | 206.7 |
| 1996 | 98 | 504 | 170.3 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
France since 1925
Half of the babies named Alicia in France since 1925 were born in or after 2004. First recorded in 1925. Her peak year there: 2002, at 551.1 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Alicia per 100,000 girls born in France, by five-year period. Her 2002 peak is averaged into its five-year period, so the line sits below it.
Sources: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (1900-2025), Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.
Sister names for Alicia
1 in 1,760 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Alicia.
1 in 636 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Alicia. Same first letter as Alicia.
1 in 2,113 in Ireland
1 in 2,236 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Alicia.
1 in 1,921 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Alicia.
1 in 2,641 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Alicia.
1 in 1,509 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Alicia. Same first letter as Alicia.
1 in 778 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Alicia.
1 in 754 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Alicia.
1 in 2,556 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Alicia.
Middle names for Alicia
1 in 107 in Northern Ireland
Alicia Charlotte
3-2 beats · initials AC
Changes the beat after Alicia: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 86 in Ireland
Alicia Sophie
3-2 beats · initials AS
Changes the beat after Alicia: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Alicia Grace
3-1 beats · initials AG
Changes the beat after Alicia: 3 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 71 in Scotland
Alicia Olivia
3-4 beats · initials AO · Alicia slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Alicia: 3 syllables, then 4 syllables. Alicia slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 102 in Ireland
Alicia Mia
3-2 beats · initials AM
Changes the beat after Alicia: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 132 in Northern Ireland
Alicia Ruby
3-2 beats · initials AR
Changes the beat after Alicia: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Alicia Rose
3-1 beats · initials AR
Changes the beat after Alicia: 3 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 173 in Northern Ireland
Alicia Nora
3-2 beats · initials AN
Changes the beat after Alicia: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
Same style as Alicia
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 782 in Ireland
96% alike: moves with Alicia across countries and decades.
1 in 424 in England and Wales
95% alike: moves with Alicia across countries and decades.
1 in 2,236 in Scotland
94% alike: moves with Alicia across countries and decades.
1 in 3,018 in Ireland
94% alike: moves with Alicia across countries and decades.
1 in 491 in Ireland
94% alike: moves with Alicia across countries and decades.
1 in 1,193 in Scotland
93% alike: moves with Alicia across countries and decades.
1 in 1,760 in Ireland
93% alike: moves with Alicia across countries and decades.
1 in 4,225 in Ireland
93% alike: moves with Alicia across countries and decades.
Famous people named Alicia
Alicia Keys, Alicia Vikander, Alicia Silverstone, Alicia Witt, Alicia Alonso, Alicia de Larrocha, Alicia Fox and Alicia Molik.
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American singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1981)
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Swedish actress (born 1988)
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American actress born 1976
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American actress and singer-songwriter (born 1975)
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Cuban prima ballerina assoluta and choreographer (1920-2019)
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Spanish-Catalan pianist (1923–2009)
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American professional wrestler born 1986
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Australian tennis player born 1981
People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.
Questions about Alicia
5 questions, on how popular she is, what it means, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Alicia?
Her best rank is No. 24 in Sweden in 2025, about 1 in 138 girls. She is in the published lists of 22 of our 40 regions.
What does Alicia mean?
Alicia takes her meaning from Alice: "noble + character", per Wiktionary.
How do you pronounce Alicia?
uh-LEE-shuh, with 3 syllables.
Is Alicia getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 4 of 20 regions, falling in 14.
Which sister names go with Alicia?
The deck's top five sisters for Alicia: Carla, Amelie, Elisa, Elsa and Bianca. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.