Given name
Elicia
“my God is bountiful”
Elicia is a variant of Elisa. In English use, Elisa carries the interpretation “my God is bountiful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Elicia is a variant of Elisa. In English use, Elisa carries the interpretation “my God is bountiful.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1942. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Elicia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,295
- 0 boys · 4,295 girls
- Most popular year
- 1983
- 129 babies
- 2025
- 31
- #4,480 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −6%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 31 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,480 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 5.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 129 in 1983. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,703 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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