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Alecia

girl name
Origin
Modern American
Syllables
3
Peak era
1960s/2010s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

“A phonetic respelling of Alicia or Alice, from Old French Aalis, a short form of Adelaide, meaning 'noble kind'.”

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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1960s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Alecia peaked in the 1960s and the 2010s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

1,873 people · the #5,332 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 111,111 · median age 28

1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Alecia living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 81 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Alecia

Most people given the name Alecia in the United States were born between 1970 and 1999. The Alecia you meet today is most often in her 30s or 40s.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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The Alecia deep dive

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