Alica
Alica was a Thervingian Gothic warrior. He was an ally of Licinius against Constantine the Great, who in 323 had invaded Gothic territory and killed the warrior Rausimod. Alica supported Licinius in his battles with Constantine in 324. After Licinius had been defeated and deposed by Constantine, he tried to regain power with Gothic help, but his plans were exposed and he was sentenced to death.
- Slovak
Meaning & Origin of Alica
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alica was a Thervingian Gothic warrior. He was an ally of Licinius against Constantine the Great, who in 323 had invaded Gothic territory and killed the warrior Rausimod. Alica supported Licinius in his battles with Constantine in 324. After Licinius had been defeated and deposed by Constantine, he tried to regain power with Gothic help, but his plans were exposed and he was sentenced to death.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Slovak
The Story of Alica
Alica first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1922, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1984: 40 births, good for #2,382 nationwide. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 26% of all recorded Alicas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2009 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 1K Alicas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Alica
Alica is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1922 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Alica's peak popularity came in 1984 when it ranked #2,382. Use the chart and map above to compare Alica's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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