Alicia

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ORIGIN AND HISTORY

"Alicia was the usual Latinate form used in medieval records for girls named Alice and is the modern English form of Adelaide. It was occasionally used in England by Romantic writers during the 19th century and became highly popular, especially in the United States during the last half of the twentieth century." ^[1]

Alicia is also the Spanish form of Alice, pronounced all-lee-see-ah or ah-lee-thya.

POPULARITY

The name Alicia ranked 129th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 152nd in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

This name was popular earlier in the 20th century, then fell off in usage, but has begun making a comeback in recent years.

• 2006: Rank = 167
• 2005: Rank = 148
• 2004: Rank = 130
• 2003: Rank = 131
• 2002: Rank = 121
• 2001: Rank = 130
• 2000: Rank = 121
• 1999: Rank = 108

NAMESAKES

• Alicia, Arkansas - Population 145 according to the 2000 U.S. Census.
• Hurricane Alicia - The only major hurricane of the 1983 season, Hurricane Alicia struck Houston and Galveston, Texas causing $2.6 billion in damages.
• Alicia's Diary - A short story written by Thomas Hardy in 1887.

FAMOUS PERSONS

• Alicia Silverstone (b.1976) - U.S. actress best known for her role in the 1995 film, Clueless
• Alicia Keys (b.1980) - U.S. R&B singer who has won numerous awards for her albums
• Alicia Alonso (b.1920) - Cuban ballerina and choreographer
• Alicia de Larrocha (b.1923) - Spanish pianist
• Alicia Foster (b.1962) - Better known as U.S. actress, Jodie Foster

NOTES

OTHER ALICIA'S

Alicia Houston, Alicia Moore, Alicia Aamoth, Alicia Aarmer, Alicia Aaron, Alicia Aarts, Alicia Abalos, Alicia Abaloyan, Alicia Abate, Alicia Abay, Alicia Abbondante, Alicia Abbonizio, Alicia Abdalian, Alicia Abdul, Alicia Abdulaziz, Alicia Abels, Alicia Ables, Alicia Ahlrichs, Alicia Ahlswede, Alicia Aiston, Alicia Aita, Alicia Andring, Alicia Appling, Alicia Atterholt, Alicia Bardelli, Alicia Aadnesen, Alicia Aalto, Alicia Aamsdijd, Alicia Aanenson, Alicia Aarnio, Alicia Aase, Alicia Aastrup, Alicia Abaca, Alicia Abad, Alicia Abadal, Alicia Abadi, Alicia Abadie, Alicia Abadilla, Alicia Abagat, Alicia Aballi, Alicia Abaloz, Alicia Abanilla, Alicia Abarca, Alicia Abasolo, Alicia Abbadessa, Alicia Abbas, Alicia Abbey, Alicia Abbiati, Alicia Abboat, Alicia Abbott, More results

Author: Alicia Dunn