Alica
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AH-lit-sa
- Origin
- Germanic
Alica is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “noble kind”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Alica mean?
Germanic: Slovak form of Alice, via French
“noble kind”
The Slovak form of Alice, and also a variant of Alicia; Alice comes from the medieval French form of Adalheidis.
Is Alica a girl's or a boy's name?
Alica is a girls' name.
How popular is Alica in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 7 girls.
Alica in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
How popular is Alica in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1984, with 40 girls. It first appears in the records in 1922.
Half of all the girls named Alica in the US since 1880 were born between 1968 and 1990, the years shaded on the chart below.
Alica in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 15 | #8,094 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 12 | #8,878 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 17 | #6,386 |
| 2001 | 16 | #6,614 |
| 2000 | 20 | #5,486 |
| 1999 | 13 | #7,233 |
| 1998 | 20 | #5,119 |
| 1997 | 13 | #6,839 |
| 1996 | 19 | #5,060 |
| 1995 | 19 | #5,014 |
| 1994 | 17 | #5,440 |
| 1993 | 16 | #5,667 |
| 1992 | 21 | #4,679 |
| 1991 | 32 | #3,363 |
| 1990 | 32 | #3,359 |
| 1989 | 39 | #2,804 |
| 1988 | 29 | #3,301 |
| 1987 | 27 | #3,328 |
| 1986 | 31 | #2,972 |
| 1985 | 39 | #2,483 |
| 1984 | 40 | #2,381 |
| 1983 | 34 | #2,594 |
| 1982 | 19 | #4,024 |
| 1981 | 31 | #2,847 |
| 1980 | 37 | #2,537 |
| 1979 | 33 | #2,671 |
| 1978 | 25 | #3,098 |
| 1977 | 19 | #3,760 |
| 1976 | 26 | #2,864 |
| 1975 | 22 | #3,155 |
| 1974 | 20 | #3,313 |
| 1973 | 26 | #2,689 |
| 1972 | 26 | #2,680 |
| 1971 | 23 | #2,955 |
| 1970 | 28 | #2,577 |
| 1969 | 31 | #2,296 |
| 1968 | 31 | #2,164 |
| 1967 | 28 | #2,272 |
| 1966 | 21 | #2,667 |
| 1965 | 23 | #2,537 |
| 1964 | 26 | #2,411 |
| 1963 | 23 | #2,542 |
| 1962 | 16 | #3,160 |
| 1961 | 21 | #2,672 |
| 1960 | 20 | #2,728 |
| 1959 | 27 | #2,190 |
| 1958 | 15 | #3,084 |
| 1957 | 9 | #4,201 |
| 1956 | 13 | #3,320 |
| 1955 | 14 | #3,094 |
| 1954 | 7 | #4,653 |
| 1953 | 8 | #4,225 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 7 | #4,384 |
| 1950 | 8 | #3,960 |
| 1949 | 9 | #3,611 |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 5 | #4,572 |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 5 | #5,007 |
Names like Alica
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jessica, Alyssa, Alina, Tabitha, Sara, Alisa, Alana, Alisha, Maria, Melissa, Fatima, Lara
Names related to Alica
Alice, Alicia, Alycia, Alecia, Alika, Alicea, Allicia, Alacia, Alicya
More Germanic names
Amelia, Liam, Henry, Charlotte, William, Archie, Charlie, Emma, Freddie, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Alica: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/alica, updated 20 October 2026.