Meaning of the nameAlecia

Alecia is a female name that Behind the Name lists as a variant of Alicia, a Latinized form of Alice, of Germanic origin.

Meaning

“variant of Alicia, a Latinized form of Alice; a Germanic name linked to 'nobility'”

Source: Behind the Name: Alicia · Behind the Name: Adelaide

People (2022): 1,873
Rank in Brazil: #5,332
Median age: 28 years
2010 Census: 1,888; people

Alecia in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Alecia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (406 people).

1,859 women 0 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Alecia is most common

States with the highest share of people named Alecia in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Sergipe 0.007%
Bahia 0.003%
Pernambuco 0.001%
Minas Gerais 0.001%
São Paulo 0.001%

All states

State	People	% of population
Bahia	461	0.003%
São Paulo	221	0.001%
Minas Gerais	195	0.001%
Sergipe	164	0.007%
Pernambuco	119	0.001%
Rio Grande do Norte	94	0.003%
Alagoas	69	0.002%
Maranhão	61	0.001%
Paraíba	55	0.001%
Rio de Janeiro	52	0.000%
Paraná	52	0.001%
Ceará	51	0.001%
Espírito Santo	46	0.001%
Goiás	45	0.001%
Rio Grande do Sul	29	0.000%
Santa Catarina	28	0.000%
Distrito Federal	26	0.001%
Piauí	22	0.001%
Pará	18	0.000%
Mato Grosso	18	0.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Alecia

Behind the Name describes Alicia as a Latinized form of Alice and lists Alecia among its variants; Wiktionary gives Alecia as a female name of Germanic origin, one of the modern variants of Alicia. Alice comes from Old French Aalis, a short form of Adelais, itself an abbreviation of Germanic Adalheidis, composed of adal ('noble') and heit ('kind, sort'). In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,873 people named Alecia, with a median age of 28. Almost always female. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.

Sources

Behind the Name: Alicia · behindthename.com · meaning
Behind the Name: Alice · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Adelaide · behindthename.com · meaning
Wiktionary: Alecia · en.wiktionary.org · origin

Questions about the name Alecia

What does the name Alecia mean?

Alecia means “variant of Alicia, a Latinized form of Alice; a Germanic name linked to 'nobility'”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Alecia in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,873 people with the first name Alecia, which ranks it number 5,332 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

Is Alecia a boy's or a girl's name?

Alecia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,859 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Alecia?

Alecia is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Alecia most common?

Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.007% of the state's population is named Alecia (164 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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