Girl's name
Alicja
Say it ah-LEETS-yah
Germanic origin noble + character
3 syllables
Where Alicja is loved, common and rare
Loved in Poland. Rare in three German cities, Norway, Ireland and five more places.
1 in 3,018 girls born in Ireland in 2025
Poland 9thNorway 424thBerlin 428th
LovedCommonRare
Every place
In 11 of the 40 official lists, among them Poland (9th), Norway (424th) and Berlin (428th).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 9th 2025 | 2,788 | 1 in 43 |
| Norway | 424th 2025 | 6 | 1 in 3,633 |
| Berlin city | 428th 2023 | 7 | about 1 in 2,072 |
| Ireland | 483rd 2025 | 7 | 1 in 3,018 |
| Cologne city | 630th 2023 | 1 | about 1 in 6,143 |
| Scotland | 632nd 2025 | 4 | 1 in 4,473 |
| England and Wales | 922nd 2025 | 38 | 1 in 6,665 |
| Switzerland | 1013th 2025 | 5 | 1 in 6,799 |
| Austria | 1305th 2025 | 2 | 1 in 17,861 |
| France | 3366th 2025 | 5 | 1 in 57,359 |
| Bonn city | 382nd 2025 | 1 | about 1 in 3,015 |
Rare, below the listed names: Northern Ireland, Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Munich, Leipzig, Rostock, Sweden, Spain, Catalonia, Italy, 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: Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, rejestr PESEL (dane.gov.pl) (Poland); Statistics Norway (SSB) (Norway); BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (Berlin); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); Stadt Köln, Standesamt (offenedaten-koeln.de) (Cologne); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France); Bundesstadt Bonn, Standesamt (opendata.bonn.de) (Bonn). How we count, and every source
About the name
Alicja goes back to Old High German Adalheidis, and through Alice it carries the meaning 'noble' and 'character'.
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It has three syllables, ah-LEETS-yah, with the c said like ts. Alice, Alicia and Alisa are related forms, and Aliz, Alecia and Alesia are variants.
Alicja is a top-ten name in Poland, and it appears only far down the lists in Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales, Norway and Switzerland. The French records first show it in 2006 and place its peak in 2020. Outside Poland its trend is slightly downward. It is the form of Alice most used in Poland.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- ah-LEETS-yah, 3 syllables
- Meaning
noble + character
- Origin
- Germanic
Over time
Over five years: rising in 1 of 7 regions, falling in 4.
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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 | 261 | 296 | 314 | 353 | 389 | 431 | 526 | 677 | 795 | 922 |
| Scotland | 199 | 220 | 275 | 406 | 276 | 558 | 470 | 395 | 431 | 632 |
| Northern Ireland | 202 | 296 | 361 | 213 | 281 | |||||
| Ireland | 121 | 172 | 179 | 201 | 246 | 270 | 317 | 339 | 412 | 483 |
| France | 3683 | 3622 | 2516 | 2530 | 2508 | 2509 | 3650 | 3521 | 3443 | 3366 |
| The Netherlands | 485 | 523 | 548 | 549 | 645 | 630 | 824 | 913 | ||
| Austria | 666 | 1048 | 485 | 874 | 851 | 878 | 1861 | 644 | 872 | 1305 |
| Switzerland | 1002 | 985 | 1512 | 1298 | 1559 | 1370 | 1298 | 1130 | 893 | 1013 |
| Berlin | 416 | 472 | 382 | 988 | 642 | 361 | 332 | 428 | ||
| Norway | 381 | 277 | 281 | 462 | 393 | 273 | 302 | 302 | 385 | 424 |
| Sweden | 577 | 506 | 632 | 618 | ||||||
| Iceland | 122 | 297 | ||||||||
| Poland | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
England and Wales, 1996 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 922 | 38 | 15.0 |
| 2024 | 795 | 47 | 18.2 |
| 2023 | 677 | 53 | 20.7 |
| 2022 | 526 | 74 | 28.1 |
| 2021 | 431 | 101 | 36.9 |
| 2020 | 389 | 112 | 41.7 |
| 2019 | 353 | 125 | 44.6 |
| 2018 | 314 | 151 | 52.4 |
| 2017 | 296 | 166 | 55.5 |
| 2016 | 261 | 194 | 63.2 |
| 2015 | 260 | 191 | 62.0 |
| 2014 | 301 | 155 | 50.5 |
| 2013 | 312 | 151 | 49.0 |
| 2012 | 292 | 163 | 50.6 |
| 2011 | 338 | 142 | 44.2 |
| 2010 | 324 | 144 | 44.9 |
| 2009 | 447 | 93 | 29.7 |
| 2008 | 471 | 85 | 26.9 |
| 2007 | 675 | 51 | 16.7 |
| 2006 | 928 | 31 | 10.4 |
| 2005 | 2084 | 10 | 3.5 |
| 2004 | 2802 | 6 | 2.1 |
| 2003 | 4373 | 3 | 1.1 |
| 2002 | 3409 | 4 | 1.5 |
| 2001 | 3262 | 4 | 1.5 |
| 2000 | 2746 | 5 | 1.8 |
| 1999 | 3225 | 4 | 1.4 |
| 1998 | 3142 | 4 | 1.4 |
| 1997 | 2152 | 7 | 2.4 |
| 1996 | 2350 | 6 | 2.0 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
France since 1925
Half of the babies named Alicja in France since 1925 were born in or after 2017. First recorded in 2006. Her peak year there: 2020, at 3.0 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Alicja per 100,000 girls born in France, by five-year period. Her 2020 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 Alicja
1 in 4,473 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Alicja.
1 in 4,473 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Alicja.
1 in 4,225 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Alicja.
1 in 2,429 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Alicja.
1 in 455 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Alicja. Same first letter as Alicja.
1 in 2,429 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Alicja.
1 in 7,042 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Alicja.
1 in 5,964 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Alicja.
Similar forms, not dealt separately: Rozalia.
1 in 5,964 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Alicja.
1 in 4,473 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Alicja.
Middle names for Alicja
1 in 107 in Northern Ireland
Alicja Charlotte
3-2 beats · initials AC
Changes the beat after Alicja: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 86 in Ireland
Alicja Sophie
3-2 beats · initials AS
Changes the beat after Alicja: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Alicja Grace
3-1 beats · initials AG
Changes the beat after Alicja: 3 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 71 in Scotland
Alicja Olivia
3-4 beats · initials AO · Alicja slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Alicja: 3 syllables, then 4 syllables. Alicja slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 102 in Ireland
Alicja Mia
3-2 beats · initials AM
Changes the beat after Alicja: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 132 in Northern Ireland
Alicja Ruby
3-2 beats · initials AR
Changes the beat after Alicja: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Alicja Rose
3-1 beats · initials AR
Changes the beat after Alicja: 3 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 173 in Northern Ireland
Alicja Nora
3-2 beats · initials AN
Changes the beat after Alicja: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
Same style as Alicja
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 4,473 in Scotland
98% alike: moves with Alicja across countries and decades.
1 in 5,964 in Scotland
98% alike: moves with Alicja across countries and decades.
1 in 3,521 in Ireland
98% alike: moves with Alicja across countries and decades.
1 in 2,429 in Northern Ireland
97% alike: moves with Alicja across countries and decades.
1 in 4,473 in Scotland
94% alike: moves with Alicja across countries and decades.
1 in 266 in Poland
94% alike: moves with Alicja across countries and decades.
1 in 2,236 in Scotland
93% alike: moves with Alicja across countries and decades.
1 in 7,042 in Ireland
92% alike: moves with Alicja across countries and decades.
Famous people named Alicja
Alicja Szemplińska, Alicja Rosolska, Alicja Bachleda-Curuś, Alicja Kotowska and Alicja Klasik.
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Polish singer (born 2002)
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Polish tennis player born 1985
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Polish actress and singer born 1983
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Polish nun (1899-1939)
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Polish fencer born 2004
People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.
Questions about Alicja
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 Alicja?
Her best rank is No. 9 in Poland in 2025, about 1 in 43 girls. She is in the published lists of 11 of our 40 regions.
What does Alicja mean?
Wiktionary glosses Alicja as "noble + character".
How do you pronounce Alicja?
ah-LEETS-yah, with 3 syllables.
Is Alicja getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 1 of 7 regions, falling in 4.
Which sister names go with Alicja?
The deck's top five sisters for Alicja: Pola, Oliwia, Nela, Zuzanna and Ayda. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.