Alicja is a distinctive choice, ranked #795 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Alicja in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#795
About the Name Alicja
Alicja has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 406 places in five years. It was most popular in 2015 at #260 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Alicja is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Alicja
Unlikely. With around 47 UK babies named Alicja per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Alicja in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Alicja has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 406 places in the last five years. Its peak was #260 in 2015. Choosing it now means she is likely to be among the last of her generation with this name.
Alicja is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Alicja include: Alicja Klasik — Alicja Klasik is a Polish épée fencer.; Alicja Pawlak — Alicja Pawlak is a Polish football referee and former player who played as a defender.; Alicja Łepkowska-Gołaś — Alicja Łepkowska-Gołaś is a Polish politician, local government official and social activist and member of the Sejm of the 10th term..
Alicja does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Alicjas in the wild.
47
UK babies named Alicja (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 406 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Alicja
Likely around 1 other Alicja in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Alicja
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Alicja Pawlak is a Polish football referee and former player who played as a defender. She has played the Champions League with AZS Wrocław, where she played for a decade, and Unia.
Alicja Musiałowa-Afanasjew was a Soviet-Polish politician (Communist). She was a member of the Polish Council of State, making her a member of the Collective Head of State, in 1952–1965.
Alicja Iwańska was a Polish sociologist, academic and writer. Born into the landed gentry of Poland, her family were members of the intelligentsia and encouraged Iwańska to pursue her literary dreams.
Alicja Jadwiga Kotowska20 November 1899, Warsaw – 11 November 1939, near Wielka Piaśnica) was a Polish religious sister who was head of the Resurrectionist convent in Wejherowo between 1934 and 1939. She was arrested by the Gestapo on 24 October 1939 during prayer and murdered alongside over 300 other Poles and Jews on 11 November in one of the Piaśnica massacres.