Alicia is a distinctive choice, ranked #514 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Alicia in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#514
US Rank #460
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About the Name Alicia
Alicia has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 126 places in five years. It was most popular in 2004 at #60 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It has featured in the UK top 100 for 13 years, demonstrating solid mainstream recognition.
Alicia is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Alicia in their class.
It ranks similarly in the US at #460, suggesting broad transatlantic appeal.
⭐ Famous People Named Alicia
Alicia Tournebize — Alicia Tournebize is a French college basketball player for South Carolina and member of the France women's national basketball team.
Alicia Atout — Alicia Claire Atout-Friedman is a Canadian interviewer and YouTube personality.
Alicia Alonso — Alicia Alonso was a Cuban prima ballerina assoluta and choreographer whose company became the Ballet Nacional de Cuba in 1955.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Alicia
Unlikely. With around 78 UK babies named Alicia per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Alicia in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Alicia is declining: down 201 places since 2020, to #514 in 2025. It peaked at #60 in 2004.
Alicia is more popular in the US (#436) than in the UK (#439). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Alicia include: Alicia Tournebize, Alicia Atout and Alicia Alonso. Short summaries for each appear below.
Alicia appears in the US top 500 at #436 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
78
UK babies named Alicia (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 201 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Alicia
Almost certainly the only Alicia in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Alicia
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Yoseph Alicia Machado Fajardo is a Venezuelan-American actress, TV host, singer and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 1996, she previously crowned Miss Venezuela 1995.