Alycia
Alycia is a feminine given name. The name is variant of Alicia, a form of Alice, and is ultimately from the Germanic name Adalheidis (Adelaide), meaning "noble-kind".
Meaning & Origin of Alycia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alycia is a feminine given name. The name is variant of Alicia, a form of Alice, and is ultimately from the Germanic name Adalheidis (Adelaide), meaning "noble-kind".
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The Story of Alycia
Alycia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1935, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1990, when 458 Alycias were born — ranking #520 that year. As of 2026, Alycia ranks #4,152 for baby girls with 34 births, falling sharply (-27%). In total, more than 10K Alycias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Notable people named Alycia
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- Alycia Debnam-Carey , Australian actress
- Alycia Delmore , American actress
- Alycia Dias , Pakistani playback singer
- Alycia Halladay , Chief Science Officer at the Autism Science Foundation
- Alycia Lane , American television journalist
- Alycia Moulton , retired American professional tennis player
- Alycia Parks , American tennis player
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Names that sound like Alycia
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About the name Alycia
Alycia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1935 and has accumulated 10K births in the dataset. Alycia's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #520. Use the chart and map above to compare Alycia'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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