What does Alicia mean?

Alicia means "of a noble kind; noble"

How do we pronounce Alicia?

Alicia \a-li-cia, al-ic-ia\ is a female's name. It consists of 6 letters and 4 syllables.

The baby girl name Alicia is pronounced ahLIHSah, ahLIHSYah, ahLIH-SHah or ahLIY-SHah (English). It is pronounced in Spanish as aeLIY-THYae, in Spanish-Latin American as aeLIYSYae, 1.

1 Pronunciation for Alicia: AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; Y as in "you (Y.UW)" ; SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; TH as in "theme (TH.IY.M)"

What is the origin of Alicia?

Alicia has its origins in the Germanic language. It is used largely in the English, Latinized, Spanish, French, and Scandinavian languages. The meaning of Alicia is 'of a noble kind'. Two-element name derived from adal and heit with the meanings 'noble, honorable' and 'kind, sort, type' respectively. The name baby name Alice was Latinized as Alesia and Alicia as early as the 12th century, and in the 19th century, the form Alicia was popularized by romance writers. Alicia is an English, Latinized, and Spanish form of the English and Italian baby name Adelaide. Alicia is also an English, Latinized, and Spanish form of the Dutch, German, and Scandinavian meaning of Adelheid. Alicia is also an English, French, Latinized, Scandinavian, and Spanish form of the Czech, English, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, and Scandinavian meaning of Alice. Alicia is the feminine equivalent of the Spanish name Alicio origin. The name Alicia is used to a great extent; it has 57 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name Adelicia meaning, Aelicia name variations, Alaysha meaning, Alaysia meaning of name, Alease meaning of name, Alecea definition, Alecia meaning of name (used in Greek too), Aleesha pronounciation, Aleisha name variations (used in Greek too), what does the name Alesha mean (used in Greek too), Aleshia pronounciation (used in Greek too), short names for Alesia, what does the name Alica mean, name Alicea meaning, name Alicha, Alichia name variations, name Aliciah, Alician name, meaning of Alicya, short names for Aliecia, nicknames for Alieshea, Alisa meaning (used in Armenian and Russian too), short names for Alisha, Alishia name variations, Alisia pronounciation, baby name Alissa, name Alissia meaning, Alisya meaning of name, name Aliza, Allicea meaning and origin, Allycia name popularity, nicknames for Allysha, name Allyssa, Alysa meaning of name, Alysha meaning of name, Alyshia meaning of name, Alyssa name, short names for Alyssia, Elicia name, Elysia pronounciation, Ilysa name variations, what does the name Leci mean, name Leisha origin, Lesha definition, Lesia name variations, and name Lisi origin. Other English forms the familiar forms short names for Lecia, Licia name variations (used in Greek, and Italian too), Lisha meaning and origin, and Lyssa meaning of name, and the spelling variants Allicia name popularity, Allyssha meaning and origin, Alycia meaning and origin, and Alysia meaning. Forms used in foreign languages the Greek nicknames for Aleecia, the Polish meaning of Alicja, and the Catalan and Portuguese Alícia meaning of name. See also the related form, the English and Hebrew name Elisha meaning. Alicia is popular as a baby girl name. The name grew in popularity from the 1900s up to the 1980s. Its usage peaked modestly in 1984 with 0.434% of baby girls being named Alicia. It was #40 in rank then. The baby name has experienced a drop in popularity since then. In 2010, it ranked at #220 with a usage of only 0.073%, but it was nevertheless the 3rd most popular after nicknames for Alyssa and Alice name popularity, among all girl names in its family. Alyssa was 5 times more popular than Alicia in 2010.

The following famous people share the name Alicia:

  • Actress Jodie Foster, born Alicia Christian Foster 19 November 1962, Los Angeles, California
  • Actress Alicia Silverstone, born 4 October 1976, San Francisco, California
  • Actress Alicia Witt, born 21 August 1975, Worcester, Massachusetts
  • Singer Alicia Keys, born 25 January 1981, New York, New York.

List of baby names Alicia:

the name Aleixa name popularity, the name Alitia name popularity, the English Elicia meaning of name, the English Illyssa name popularity, the name short names for Uleesha, the name name Ulicia meaning, the name short names for Aaleasha, the name Aaliesha meaning of name, the name meaning of Aalisha, the name Aelicia name popularity, the name Ahladit name variations, the name Ahladtya pronounciation, the name Ahlyssa meaning, the English Alaisa meaning of name, the French Alaïs meaning of name, the African meaning of Alake, the English baby name Alaska, the name Alauda pronounciation, the name Alaysia pronounciation, and the name short names for Aldea.

The baby name Alicia fun facts:

The name Alicia in reverse order is "Aicila".

The numerological value of the name Alicia is number 8, which means practical endeavors, status oriented, power-seeking, high-material goals.

How popular is Alicia?

Alicia is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.05%
20130.06%
20120.07%
20110.07%
20100.08%
20090.09%
20080.10%
20070.10%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames