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The baby name Alicia is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ə-LEE-shə,ə-LISH-ə,Spanish: a-LEE-thya (aˈliθja).

Gender: Female
Syllables: 3.0
Pronunciation: ə-LEE-shə,ə-LISH-ə,Spanish: a-LEE-thya (aˈliθja)

What is the meaning of the name Alicia ?

The baby name Alicia is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ə-LEE-shə,ə-LISH-ə,Spanish: a-LEE-thya (aˈliθja).

Alicia is in Origin.

Alicia is the Spanish and English form of Alice, ultimately from Old French Aalis, a short form of Adalheidis (Adelaide) in Old High German, combining adal “noble” and heid “kind, type.” Common pronunciations include English uh-LEE-sha/uh-LISH-a and Spanish ah-LEE-thyah (Castilian) or ah-LEE-see-ah (Latin American). The core meaning is “noble” or “of noble kind.”

The Alice/Adelheid family of names thrived in medieval Europe; a Victorian revival (boosted by Lewis Carroll) renewed interest in Alice and, later, Alicia in English. Alicia has long been steady in Spain and Latin America and peaked in the United States in the 1970s–80s. Variants and cognates include Alice, Alícia (Catalan/Portuguese), Alicja (Polish), Alica (Slovak), Alycia, Alecia, and Alisha; nicknames include Ali, Lia, and Lissy. The name remains familiar yet classic across Europe and the Americas.

Alicia has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Alicia

Alicia Keys Actor · Born 1981 · United States Alicia Keys is most famous as a singer-songwriter and pianist. Born Alicia Augello Cook on January 25, 1981, she is a classically trained pianist who started writing songs at 12 and signed with Columbia Records at 15; she’s known for hits like "Fallin'," "If I Ain't Got You," and "No One." Alicia Vikander Actor · Born 1988 · Sweden Alicia Vikander is a Swedish actor best known for her role in 'The Danish Girl', which earned her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She also starred in 'Ex Machina' and played Lara Croft in 'Tomb Raider'. Alicia Machado Actor · Born 1976 · United States Alicia Machado is best known for winning the Miss Universe title in 1996. Born in Venezuela, she later became a U.S. citizen and pursued a career in acting and television. She has appeared in various telenovelas and reality shows, making her a familiar face in the entertainment industry.
Alicia von Rittberg Actor · Born 1993 · Germany Alicia von Rittberg is a German actress best known internationally for playing Emma in the war film Fury. She first built her career with many roles in German films and TV series before gaining wider attention through Fury in 2014. Alicia Coppola Actor · Born 1968 · United States Alicia Coppola is an American actress best known for playing Lorna Devon on the soap opera Another World from 1991 to 1994. Born on April 12, 1968, she built her early reputation through that role.

Celebrity babies named Alicia

Name Last Name(s) Mother Mother famous for Fame Level Father Father famous for Fame Level
Alicia Scholes Paul Scholes association footballer ★★★★★

Alicia – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2025 #1 — 874
Germany Girls 2025 #1 — 411
KR 0 #8 1 201
SV Girls 0 #10 9 458
SV 0 #11 1 283
HT 0 #12 1 399
AR Girls 0 #18 6,964 8,289
UY Girls 0 #18 4,832 6,731
Sweden Girls 2022 #19 374 1,568
HN 0 #20 3 704
HT Girls 0 #23 1 950
HN Girls 0 #26 11 884
JM Girls 0 #27 478 7,507
BN 0 #30 3 2,297
MX Girls 0 #32 22,398 17,781
NA 0 #32 2 2,537
Spain Girls 0 #35 21,576 5,561
MV Girls 0 #35 1 2,021
PE Girls 0 #38 9,913 14,861
GT Girls 0 #40 1,573 7,500
MT 0 #42 2 1,767
JM 0 #45 43 3,714
PA Girls 0 #48 1,290 9,861
PR 0 #48 8 1,497
BO Girls 0 #49 3,154 9,488
MO 0 #50 3 2,706
CL Girls 0 #51 10,177 14,098
UY 0 #52 163 2,477
CM 0 #53 4 2,592
Spain 0 #59 1,244 2,326
Switzerland Girls 2024 #60 87 1,786
LU 0 #64 3 2,830
AR 0 #68 139 2,915
JP 0 #70 8 4,057
France Girls 2021 #74 725 3,185
AO 0 #76 2 2,729
CN 0 #76 10 3,857
EC Girls 0 #81 218 3,650
PR Girls 0 #84 86 3,171
PH 0 #85 12 5,607
CR Girls 0 #88 1,197 11,342
AF Girls 0 #94 1 2,402
BN Girls 0 #95 12 5,459
EC 0 #96 20 2,502
TW 0 #96 8 4,523
ID Girls 0 #97 6 3,319
PA 0 #101 30 3,797
QA 0 #102 5 7,011
SG Girls 0 #103 1,038 18,916
GT 0 #105 258 5,948
CO Girls 0 #106 10,210 16,140
OM 0 #106 11 6,215
CR 0 #110 49 5,526
MX 0 #110 527 8,339
Norway Girls 2025 #113 14 453
HU 0 #115 1 1,675
KW 0 #121 1 5,216
CY Girls 0 #122 4 3,755
BO 0 #123 371 6,868
SG 0 #123 161 11,010
PE 0 #126 223 6,350
BW Girls 0 #127 22 4,216
Belgium Girls 2024 #132 54 424
IQ 0 #133 1 3,533
GR 0 #134 2 3,911
BN Boys 0 #139 1 6,332
MT Girls 0 #140 12 3,773
EE Girls 0 #141 2 1,888
NA Girls 0 #146 80 7,146
LU Girls 0 #152 34 4,850
CL 0 #159 367 6,867
Canada Girls 2024 #165 124 2,795
AO Girls 0 #174 36 4,575
ZA 0 #174 296 14,421
SI Girls 0 #177 1 2,769
MT Boys 0 #179 1 4,064
ZA Girls 0 #182 3,242 25,928
AE 0 #183 5 10,220
CZ 0 #186 1 3,154
RU 0 #193 2 3,641
PH Girls 0 #201 208 13,098
DK 0 #203 4 5,198
MY 0 #207 130 12,352
JP Girls 0 #208 38 6,592
TW Girls 0 #208 69 8,139
PL 0 #209 4 2,600
MO Girls 0 #214 38 7,056
HU Girls 0 #217 9 3,308
PS 0 #219 8 5,692
CN Girls 0 #221 140 8,829
AL Girls 0 #226 2 4,141
GR Girls 0 #228 15 6,293
BG Girls 0 #231 1 3,559
IR 0 #231 1 4,221
EC Boys 0 #239 8 3,322
BD 0 #240 2 5,992
GH 0 #240 9 5,396
PT 0 #243 8 4,161
AO Boys 0 #248 2 5,568
MY Girls 0 #251 1,384 24,821
NA Boys 0 #252 2 6,830
CO 0 #254 284 7,768
MU Girls 0 #255 97 8,539
QA Girls 0 #258 59 15,378
IL 0 #259 16 6,291
PT Girls 0 #260 226 7,952
NG 0 #266 7 5,926
GH Girls 0 #275 50 6,973
DK Girls 0 #284 33 7,429
SA 0 #285 11 10,560
OM Girls 0 #291 106 15,987
HR Girls 0 #294 1 3,687
JP Boys 0 #303 1 7,909
Germany Girls 0 #316 875 4,949
BR 0 #325 21 5,969
CM Girls 0 #325 229 11,671
PL Girls 0 #326 29 5,096
KZ Girls 0 #329 4 5,862
CN Boys 0 #330 2 9,639
HK 0 #333 16 8,483
JO Girls 0 #334 6 7,570
PL Boys 0 #340 1 6,459
CZ Girls 0 #346 6 5,378
NL 0 #346 46 2,481
Germany 0 #355 84 2,542
SD Girls 0 #356 3 7,678
UY Boys 0 #360 40 5,922
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
Finland Girls 0 #363 29 1,368
MU Boys 0 #369 1 8,477
United States Girls 2024 #371 708 8,487
PT Boys 0 #379 3 7,951
Austria Girls 0 #381 40 1,885
AR Boys 0 #395 73 7,628
NL Girls 0 #395 805 5,933
YE 0 #396 3 8,639
AE Girls 0 #401 153 20,968
BD Girls 0 #402 5 8,413
KW Girls 0 #402 114 19,177
Finland Girls 2026 #421 489 3,895
HK Girls 0 #426 193 16,104
BR Girls 0 #437 753 12,708
GT Boys 0 #448 27 7,625
RU Girls 0 #453 46 11,913
PS Girls 0 #458 66 10,981
PA Boys 0 #460 22 9,305
CR Boys 0 #476 12 10,188
IL Girls 0 #510 109 11,648
NG Girls 0 #514 305 15,093
BH 0 #518 36 17,937
IQ Girls 0 #521 5 11,303
LY 0 #526 10 12,703
RU Boys 0 #526 1 12,621
IR Girls 0 #537 9 8,334
CM Boys 0 #538 13 12,054
BO Boys 0 #539 54 9,244
HK Boys 0 #553 5 12,905
IT Girls 0 #555 1,546 9,415
PS Boys 0 #559 3 10,655
IR Boys 0 #565 1 10,162
CL Boys 0 #577 89 13,390
IT 0 #608 107 4,183
IN Girls 0 #616 16 13,121
LB 0 #620 39 13,263
IL Boys 0 #621 5 10,983
IQ Boys 0 #694 4 13,071
DZ 0 #695 538 20,130
SA Girls 0 #705 231 25,931
MX Boys 0 #706 285 16,355
SG Boys 0 #731 9 17,960
QA Boys 0 #739 5 18,093
BR Boys 0 #741 11 12,213
KW Boys 0 #750 20 18,755
SY 0 #761 7 11,684
PE Boys 0 #766 113 14,506
TN 0 #779 51 13,765
Spain Boys 0 #792 139 5,610
CO Boys 0 #806 115 15,656
United States Boys 2005 #846 5 7,175
OM Boys 0 #855 27 17,948
EG Boys 0 #922 4 15,035
EG Girls 0 #930 30 14,742
MA 0 #983 146 20,986
NG Boys 0 #994 8 16,906
IN Boys 0 #1,036 4 16,750
ZA Boys 0 #1,091 88 25,619
MY Boys 0 #1,100 12 25,439
AE Boys 0 #1,139 5 22,615
TR 0 #1,188 24 19,440
IT Boys 0 #1,457 15 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,597 18 28,008

Alicia is popular in 90 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Ireland
Scotland, United Kingdom
Norway
Canada

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People also ask about Alicia

Alicia is predominantly a girl's name.
Alicia is a 3 syllable name, pronounced ə-LEE-shə,ə-LISH-ə,Spanish: a-LEE-thya (aˈliθja).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Alisha, Alysha, Alecia, Alycia, Alissia and Alesia.
Yes, very popular — Alicia ranked #1 in Ireland in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 12 countries.
Alicia ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2025).
Alicia's popularity is holding steady. It moved from #1 in 2015 to #1 in 2025 in Ireland.
Yes — 5 notable people named Alicia are in our database, including Alicia Keys (Actor), Alicia Vikander (Actor), Alicia Machado (Actor).
Yes — at least 1 celebrity couple has chosen Alicia for their child, including Paul Scholes.