Names like Alicia
Alicia is a three-syllable Germanic name that ends on a vowel. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
Three syllables, ending the same way as Alicia.
Amelia Germanic · traditionally "work," from the old root amal that also gives Amalia; long entangled with the unrelated Latin Emilia. An 18th-century royal favorite revived worldwide, a full classic that answers to Amy, Millie, and Mia
Sophia Greek · "wisdom," the Greek word itself; carried by Byzantine empresses and enshrined in Hagia Sophia, "Holy Wisdom," then a fixture of European courts. Its 21st-century surge made it a top name across dozens of countries at once, in every spelling
Aria Italian · "air," the Italian word that opera turned into the solo song; also read as a Hebrew name from arye, "lion," and as an old Persian name. Musical by definition, it rose from rarity to the American top 30 in a single 2010s decade
Alaia Spanish · Basque surname meaning "joyful"
The same roots
Also Germanic names, from the tradition Alicia comes from.
Ramona Germanic · feminine form of Ramon/Raymond, meaning 'wise protector'
Marlena Germanic · variant of Marlene, a German blend of Maria and Magdalene
Erlinda Germanic · the Spanish and Filipino form of the Germanic Ermelinda, from irmin, whole, universal, and lind, gentle, tender, or shield
Elvera Germanic · A spelling of Elvira, a Visigothic Spanish name of Germanic origin, generally glossed as elf-true or foreign.
The same feel
Also classic and international names.
Maria Spanish · traditionally linked to the Virgin Mary; bitter, or of the sea; the ever-present Spanish classic, woven into countless compound names like María del Carmen
Amaia Spanish · Basque name meaning 'the end'; also a town in Navarre
Emilia Latin · traditionally "rival," from the Roman family name Aemilius; immortalized by Shakespeare's truth-telling Emilia of Othello
Lucia Spanish · light; Spain's #1 girls' name for over a decade running
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2000s, the same decade as Alicia, on a similar curve.
Leticia Latin · joy, gladness
Antonia Spanish · the feminine of Antonio, from the Roman name Antonius, of uncertain Etruscan origin
Imelda Germanic · From Germanic elements ermen, whole or great, and hild, battle; reached English via Italian.
Claudia Latin · lame (from the Roman clan name Claudius); famously borne by Claudia Rankine, contemporary poet known for Citizen: An American Lyric
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