Alicja
Say it: a-LEETS-ya/aˈli.t͡sja/
GirlMeans usually traced to a Germanic name meaning "noble kind"6 letters3 syllables
#483
in Ireland (2025)
#473 with spellings combined
7
babies in 2025
#114
best rank (2012)
542
babies since 2006
Down 320
10-year rank change
Alicja through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #473 |
| 2024 | 9 | #406 |
| 2023 | 11 | #335 |
| 2022 | 13 | #317 |
| 2021 | 16 | #273 |
| 2020 | 18 | #248 |
| 2019 | 24 | #203 |
| 2018 | 29 | #182 |
| 2017 | 30 | #172 |
| 2016 | 50 | #121 |
| 2015 | 38 | #153 |
| 2014 | 39 | #151 |
| 2013 | 41 | #143 |
| 2012 | 54 | #114 |
| 2011 | 40 | #150 |
| 2010 | 42 | #146 |
| 2009 | 35 | #172 |
| 2008 | 28 | #199 |
| 2007 | 11 | #375 |
| 2006 | 7 | #465 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
★ What does Alicja mean?
Usually traced to a Germanic name meaning "noble kind"
Polish form of Alice, from the Old High German Adalheidis.
Say it right
aLEETSya
In Polish, c sounds like ts and j sounds like y.
Not:a-LIK-jaa-LEE-sha
The story of Alicja
Alicja is the Polish form of Alice. Like Alice, it goes back to the Old High German Adalheidis, the name that also gave us Adelaide. Its first part means noble, and the second is usually explained as kind or type. The short form used in Poland is Ala.
The spelling follows Polish rules, so it is said a-LEETS-ya, not the way English speakers first read it.
Alicja first appears in the CSO records in 2006, as many Polish families settled in Ireland. It rose quickly and its biggest year was 2012, when 54 girls were named Alicja, putting it at number 114. It has been given less often since, and 7 girls were named Alicja in 2025. In Northern Ireland its best rank was number 195 in 2015. The CSO counts Alicja separately from Alice and Alicia.
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Sources
- Wiktionary: Alicja (Polish proper noun)
- Wikipedia: Alicja
- CSO VSA60, Girls Names in Ireland with 3 or More Occurrences
- NISRA, First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland
At a glance
Similar names
Sibling ideas
Nicknames
Ala
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Alicja | 7 | 542 |
In Northern Ireland
Not in the 2025 list. Best rank #195 (2015); 76 babies since 2008.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.