Elecia
Feminine
Elecia is one of the spellings of a sound English writes many ways: Alicia, Alisha, Elisha. This one opens on a clear E and closes in the Latin-looking -cia, and it happens to be Felecia with the F taken off.
How old is the name Elecia?
Elecia first appears in US birth records in 1954 — 71 years ago. The typical Elecia alive today was born around 1986, making them about 39 years old. About 500 people named Elecia are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Elecia most popular?
Elecia peaked in 1962, reaching #3782 nationally. See the whole 1962 chart.
Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Elecia
Elecia is the name three families would each claim at a reunion. Alicia's side hears its own name spelled with an E. Elisha's side hears the prophet's name with a softer close. Felecia's side notices that it is theirs letter for letter, minus the first. The name itself stays politely neutral between them: a bright E, a stressed LEE, and a soft sha at the end.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No meaning is recorded for Elecia itself. Alicia descends from Alice, a Germanic name about nobility; Elisha is the Hebrew prophet's name, 'my God is salvation'; Felecia belongs with Felicia and the Latin for happiness. Elecia sits among all three and no record says which it came from, so none of their meanings passes to it with certainty.
Pronouncing Elecia
eh-LEE-shuh
Three syllables, stressed on LEE. It can also start with a long ee, ee-LEE-sha, and readers who know Spanish Alicia may give the ending two syllables, eh-LEE-see-a.
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1954
- Most girls named
- 198020 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3782reached in 1962
- Change vs 2015
- 0.0%5 in 2017, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Elecias among us
people named Elecia are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Elecia sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- The sound is widely known through Alicia and Alisha, so it is heard correctly.
- Opens on E, which sets it apart from the more common A spellings.
- Its sound is shared by names from Germanic, Hebrew and Latin roots, so it sits comfortably in many families.
- Expect Alicia or Felicia to be written for it; this is a spelling that has to be given letter by letter.
- Anyone looking for a meaning will find three borrowed ones. None is Elecia's by descent, which is worth knowing before a relative embroiders one on a blanket.
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Frequently asked
- How many Elecias are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Elecia are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Elecia in 2025?
- Elecia is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Elecia with classmates?
- Elecia will almost certainly be the only one in school.
More E names
The most-given names starting with E, all years combined.
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