Alicia

uh·LEE·shuh · 3 syllables

Alicia is distinctive.

87/100

Strong Practical Fit

Balanced across pronunciation, everyday use, lifetime fit and international use.

Name Profile

Pronunciation & Spelling
Clear, with one common misreading
91/100
Everyday Use
Low risk
Shortens naturally in everyday use, with five established short forms.
95/100
Growing Up
Strong lifetime fit
Works comfortably across child and adult settings.
82/100
International Use
Broad international fit
Works cleanly across the assessed languages and writing systems.
85/100

NAME DETAILS

COMMON FORMS: Ali; Allie; Ally; Licia; Leesh
CLOSE SPELLINGS: Alecia; Aleesha; Alysia
OTHER-LANGUAGE FORMS: Alicja; Alisa; Aliki; Ailís; Alícia

ORIGIN & HISTORY

About the name

Inherits Alice's Germanic compound meaning of "noble kind" or "of noble sort" (aþal/adal "noble" + haidu/heit "kind, type"); Alicia itself is the Latinized/Romance-language form of that name rather than a name with its own separate etymology.

Alice (Old French Aalis, from Germanic Adalheidis). Alice (from which Alicia derives via Latinization) became prominent in France and England in the 12th century, remained widely used in England into the 16th century, then declined before a strong Victorian-era revival; Alicia rides on that broader Alice history as its Latin/Romance-language form rather than having a separately documented historical arc.

POPULARITY

Alicia over time

United States

#460RANK

Rank #460 gives national context, not a classroom forecast.

Uncommon in current U.S. usage. Ranked #460 in the U.S., 2025.

SourceU.S. Social Security Administration · 2025 release

Pronunciation & Forms

SAY IT

uh·LEE·shuh

STRESS ON THE SECOND SYLLABLE

COMMON FORMS

Ali
Allie
Ally
Licia
Leesh

CLOSE SPELLINGS

Alecia
Aleesha
Alysia

OTHER-LANGUAGE FORMS

AlicjaPL
AlisaRU/Georgian
AlikiEL
AilísGA
AlíciaCA/PT

PRACTICAL LIFE

How This Name Lives

AT SCHOOL & DAY TO DAY

Three syllables and phonetically regular in English ("uh-LEE-shuh"), though the Spanish pronunciation ("ah-LEE-thya"/"ah-LEE-sya") can create early mismatches between how family members and English-speaking teachers/peers say it.

INTO ADULTHOOD

Reads as a fully mainstream, professional-register adult name in US English; no childish diminutive is forced, and "Alicia" alone functions comfortably in formal contexts.

Cultural Footprint

Used across English, Spanish, Swedish, and French-speaking contexts as a standard given name rather than a culturally narrow one; in the US it functions as a mainstream name with no strong single ethnic association despite its added prominence via Spanish-language usage.

More about Alicia

FORMALITY

Alicia stands as a complete formal name on its own; Ali/Allie/Ally function as casual short forms without displacing the full name in professional or formal use.

Names around it

Alice Alyssa

EDITORIAL SYNTHESIS

The Decision

Alicia is spelled without unusual letter patterns, and it holds up in everyday use. Surname-dependent compatibility remains unassessed until a surname is added.

STRENGTH

English speakers will most likely pronounce it correctly on the first try. Uses standard characters that systems widely handle cleanly.

BEST FIT

Everyday Use is the strongest-scoring part of this name — no obvious nickname traps, rhymes, or initial issues detected.

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