Alecia
Alecia was the 5564th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 1987, when it ranked 555th with 362 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,082 places. More babies were named Alecia in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Alessia) defender (Italian form of Alexis) · Greek, Italian
- Rank in 2025
- #5,564 girls, up 298 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 22girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1987362 babies
- Total since 1880
- 12,055babies recorded
What does the name Alecia mean?
Alecia is a spelling of Alessia, pronounced the same way, so it shares Alessia's meaning and origin.
Alessia is an Italian feminine name, equivalent to English Alexis or Alexia. DMNES derives Alexis from Greek Alexios, "defender", from alexein, "to defend", the same root as Alexander, and lists a 5th-century Roman saint and several Byzantine emperors. Alessia is one of the most common girls' names in Italy and is also used in the US.
ἀλέξειν (Ancient Greek, “to defend”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Alexia, Alexis, Alessandra, Alessio.
See also: Greek names, names that mean protector.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Alessia', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Alexis', DMNES, Durham University
Alecia popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,564 | 22 |
| 2020 | #5,862 | 20 |
| 2010 | #2,203 | 88 |
| 2000 | #1,188 | 168 |
| 1990 | #682 | 313 |
| 1980 | #601 | 308 |
| 1970 | #731 | 202 |
| 1960 | #1,025 | 110 |
| 1950 | #1,452 | 40 |
| 1940 | #3,213 | 8 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #4,985 | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Alecia, counting every spelling?
Alecia is a spelling of Alessia, a name family that ranked #326 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,564 for Alecia on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,012 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alessia | 937 | #326 | 4,700 |
| Alesia | 32 | #4,360 | 135 |
| Alecia | 22 | #5,564 | 106 |
| Aleesia | 21 | #5,734 | 101 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Alecia?
22 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Alecia (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Alecia born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 381 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Alecia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Alecia?
About 11,300 people born in the US named Alecia are alive today, with a median age of 41; half are between 32 and 52. That makes Alecia mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Alecia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Alecia, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Alecia
What does Alecia mean?
Alecia is a spelling of Alessia, which means “defender (Italian form of Alexis)” (Greek, Italian origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Alecia?
Alecia was the 5564th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 1987, when it ranked 555th with 362 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,082 places. More babies were named Alecia in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Alecia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Alecia in the US.