Name meaning & stats
Alicja
Alicja. 399 US babies since 1940, peak 2010. Notable Alicjas are 1.9× over-represented as professors.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
In US birth records
Peak year: 2010
399 US babies were named Alicja between 1940 and 2025.
Alicja around the world
- Norway: 486 babies since 1945, peak 2017, No. 423 in 2025
- Scotland: 216 babies since 1974, peak 2016, No. 431 in 2024
- Ireland: 542 babies since 1964, peak 2012, No. 471 in 2025
- England & Wales: 2,320 babies since 1996, peak 2016, No. 922 in 2025
- Sweden: 98 babies since 1998, peak 2018, No. 1,280 in 2022
- France: 125 babies since 1900, peak 2021, No. 3,142 in 2025
- Belgium: 162 babies since 1995, peak 2021
- Northern Ireland: 76 babies since 1997, peak 2016
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Alicjas end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Professor | 1.9× | Medium · 21 people |
| Actor | 1.0× | Medium · 19 people |
| Politician | 0.9× | Medium · 15 people |
| Writer | 0.8× | Low · 9 people |
Among notable women who are professors, Alicjas show up 1.9× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Name twins (peaked around 2010)