Alichia
A feminine name of obscure origins, possibly related to Alice.
Name Census estimates that about 142 living Americans carry the first name Alichia. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Alichia today is around 42 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Alichia births was 1980 (12 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Alichia. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
142
~ 1 in 2,413,763 Americans
Peak year
1980
12 babies that year
Average age
42
years old
1998 SSA rank
#14,216
Tracked since 1970
Census
Alichia in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 199 people with the first name Alichia, which placed it at #38,518 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#38,518
National first-name rank
People counted
199
199 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
44.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Alichia
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Alichia is White at 44.7%. The next largest groups are Black (30.2%) and Hispanic (14.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Alichia described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Alichia at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White44.7% · 89
- Black or African American30.2% · 60
- Hispanic or Latino14.1% · 28
- Two or more races8.0% · 16
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.5% · 5
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5% · 1
Popularity
Alichia: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Alichia from the 1970s through to the 1990s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 70 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1980s peak, Alichia remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Alichia by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Alichia during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Alichia
The name Alichia is believed to have originated from the Arabic language, with its roots traced back to the Middle Ages. It is a derivative of the Arabic name Alichia, which translates to "noble" or "exalted." This name gained popularity across various regions of the Middle East and North Africa during the medieval period.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Alichia can be found in the writings of the renowned Arabic scholar and philosopher, Al-Farabi, who lived in the 9th and 10th centuries. He mentioned a scholar named Alichia in his treatise on the classification of sciences, suggesting that the name was in use during that time.
In the 12th century, a prominent Islamic theologian and jurist, Alichia ibn Al-Ghazali, gained recognition for his contributions to Islamic jurisprudence. His works on Islamic law and ethics were widely studied and regarded as influential texts within the Islamic world.
During the Renaissance period, a notable figure bearing the name Alichia was the Italian painter and architect, Alichia Palladio, who lived from 1508 to 1580. Palladio's architectural designs, particularly his villas and churches, became highly influential and helped shape the Renaissance architectural style known as Palladian.
Moving into the 19th century, Alichia Brontë, the sister of the famous Brontë writers Charlotte and Emily, was a notable figure in her own right. Born in 1820, she was an accomplished poet and contributed to the literary works of the Brontë family, although her writings were largely overshadowed by her more famous siblings.
In the realm of science, Alichia Curie, a French-Polish physicist and chemist born in 1867, made significant contributions to the study of radioactivity. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the first person to be awarded twice for her groundbreaking work on radioactivity and the discovery of radium and polonium.
These are just a few examples of individuals throughout history who bore the name Alichia, showcasing its diverse presence across various fields and cultures over the centuries.
People
Alichia + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Alichia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Alichia: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alichia?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 142 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Alichia going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 2,413,763 US residents.
Is Alichia a common name?
We classify Alichia as "Very Rare". It ranks above 69.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 151 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Alichia most popular?
The single biggest year for Alichia was 1980, when 12 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Alichia is about 42 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Alichia in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 199 people with the name Alichia, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #38,518 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Alichia in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Alichia?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Alichia appears almost entirely female. Of the 193 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Alichia?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Alichia is White at 44.7%. The next largest groups are Black (30.2%) and Hispanic (14.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Alichia most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Alichia in the 2020 Census, accounting for 44.7% (89 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Alichia in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Alichia a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Alichia in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Alichia still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Alichia in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Alichia can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Alichia?
Want to know how many Americans are named Alichia? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.