Alicja
A feminine given name of German origin derived from the name Adelaide, meaning "noble and kind".
Name Census estimates that about 386 living Americans carry the first name Alicja. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Alicja today is around 17 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Alicja births was 2010 (22 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Alicja. 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
386
~ 1 in 887,965 Americans
Peak year
2010
22 babies that year
Average age
17
years old
2024 SSA rank
#7,963
Tracked since 1982
Popularity
Alicja: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Alicja from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 163 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Alicja remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Alicja 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 Alicja during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Alicjas live
Origin
Meaning and history of Alicja
The given name Alicja is a Polish variant of the name Alice, which ultimately derives from the Old French name Alis or Aliz. This name is a shortened form of the Germanic name Adalheidis, which was composed of the elements "adal" meaning "noble" and "heid" meaning "kind, sort, type."
The name Alice gained popularity in France and England during the Middle Ages, with one of the earliest known bearers being Alice of Vergy, a 13th-century French noblewoman and the subject of a medieval romance. In England, Alice became a fashionable name among the nobility after the Norman Conquest.
One of the most famous bearers of the name Alice was Alice de Battenberg, also known as Princess Andrew of Greece and Denmark (1885-1969). She was the mother of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and the wife of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark.
Another notable figure was Alice Perrers (c. 1348-1400), an English mistress of King Edward III of England. She was a controversial figure during her lifetime due to her influence over the aging king.
In literature, one of the most famous Alices is the protagonist of Lewis Carroll's beloved novel "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" (1865). The book's enduring popularity has helped to keep the name Alice in use for generations.
The Polish variant Alicja emerged as a distinct spelling in the 19th century, with one of the earliest recorded bearers being Alicja Kwiatkowska (1837-1905), a Polish educator and writer who founded a school for girls in Warsaw.
Other notable Alicjas include Alicja Rosenbaum (1904-1986), a Polish-American psychologist and educator who was a pioneer in the field of gestalt therapy, and Alicja Majewska (1923-1965), a Polish actress and singer who appeared in numerous films and stage productions during the post-World War II period.
People
Alicja + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Alicja 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
Alicja: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alicja?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 386 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Alicja 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 887,965 US residents.
Is Alicja a common name?
We classify Alicja as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 391 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Alicja most popular?
The single biggest year for Alicja was 2010, when 22 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Alicja is about 17 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Alicja a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Alicja 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.
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.