How Many People Are Named Alecia?
An estimated 10,899 people in the United States have the first name Alecia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Alecia peaked in popularity in 1987 with 362 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Alecia as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Alecia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
10,899
About 1 in 31,448 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1987
362 births
Total Registered
12,032
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Alecia
Alecia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 12,032 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Alecia as a female name
Ranked #7,960 in 2024
13 female births in 2024
Peak: 1987 (362 births)
Alecia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Alecia span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 3,196 babies were registered. Alecia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Alecia by Decade
How has Alecia tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Alecia by State
Birth registrations for Alecia span all 42 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, New York, California. The lowest are in South Dakota, Montana, Maine. On average, about 196 Alecias were registered per state.
Alecia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Alecia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Alecia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alecia?
We estimate approximately 10,899 people named Alecia are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 31,448 Americans share this first name.
Is Alecia a common name?
Alecia is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 12,032 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Alecia most popular?
Alecia reached peak popularity in 1987, when 362 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Alecia is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Alecia a female name?
Alecia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Alecia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Alecia Smith, Alecia Johnson, Alecia Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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