Alicia is a girl's name of Spanish origin meaning “noble natured.” In 2024 it was given to 708 girls in the United States.
Alicia belongs to the Spanish tradition. Its meaning — “noble natured” — is the sense carried by its Spanish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page. It travels in a few spellings: Alice.
In the United States, Alicia first appears in Social Security records in 1881. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #40 in 1984, and in 2024 708 babies received the name — 230,104 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Alicia means “noble natured” in its Spanish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Alicia is a girl name. In 2024, 708 babies received the name in the US.
Alicia comes from the Spanish tradition. It is also spelled Alice.
Alicia first appears in US records in 1881. Its best-ever ranking was #40 in 1984, and 708 babies were given the name in 2024.
Alicia is pronounced /əˈliːsi.ə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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