Alycia

Meaning of Alycia

Alycia is a modern spelling variant of Alicia, which itself traces back to the Old High German Adalheidis (“noble kind”) via Old French Alice, carrying the enduring meaning of nobility. Pronounced uh-LEE-shuh in British English (/əˈliːʃə/) and uh-LY-shuh in American English (/əˈliʃə/), it preserves the familiar, softly melodic sound while offering a distinctive written form. In the United States its popularity peaked in the mid-1990s—reaching around rank 586—before gradually declining to rank 917, with 33 newborns named Alycia in 2024. The spelling’s blend of historical roots and contemporary flair makes Alycia a choice that feels both grounded in tradition and attentively individual.