Girl nameCurrently #62 in the USSteady
Alice
AL-iss//ˈælɪs//
2 syllablesPeak year: 19215 lettersStarts with A
Meaning & origin
Noble kind
Alice descends from the Old French Aalis, a short form of Adelaide, from Germanic elements meaning 'noble' and 'kind' or 'sort'. Immortalized by Lewis Carroll's 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland', it has a timeless, storybook charm that has never fully gone out of style.
Alice's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Alice |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 1,414 |
| 1881 | 1,315 |
| 1882 | 1,542 |
| 1883 | 1,494 |
| 1884 | 1,732 |
| 1885 | 1,690 |
| 1886 | 1,821 |
| 1887 | 1,829 |
| 1888 | 2,207 |
| 1889 | 2,154 |
| 1890 | 2,281 |
| 1891 | 2,024 |
| 1892 | 2,381 |
| 1893 | 2,445 |
| 1894 | 2,419 |
| 1895 | 2,465 |
| 1896 | 2,664 |
| 1897 | 2,448 |
| 1898 | 2,858 |
| 1899 | 2,530 |
| 1900 | 3,067 |
| 1901 | 2,572 |
| 1902 | 3,147 |
| 1903 | 3,005 |
| 1904 | 3,140 |
| 1905 | 3,625 |
| 1906 | 4,212 |
| 1907 | 4,121 |
| 1908 | 4,281 |
| 1909 | 4,185 |
| 1910 | 4,686 |
| 1911 | 4,828 |
| 1912 | 6,308 |
| 1913 | 6,958 |
| 1914 | 8,228 |
| 1915 | 10,552 |
| 1916 | 10,749 |
| 1917 | 11,015 |
| 1918 | 11,624 |
| 1919 | 11,169 |
| 1920 | 11,624 |
| 1921 | 11,990 |
| 1922 | 11,306 |
| 1923 | 11,358 |
| 1924 | 11,576 |
| 1925 | 11,627 |
| 1926 | 11,005 |
| 1927 | 10,722 |
| 1928 | 10,176 |
| 1929 | 9,527 |
| 1930 | 9,567 |
| 1931 | 8,859 |
| 1932 | 8,586 |
| 1933 | 7,737 |
| 1934 | 7,820 |
| 1935 | 7,481 |
| 1936 | 7,238 |
| 1937 | 7,161 |
| 1938 | 7,520 |
| 1939 | 7,397 |
| 1940 | 7,637 |
| 1941 | 7,484 |
| 1942 | 7,416 |
| 1943 | 7,680 |
| 1944 | 7,129 |
| 1945 | 6,384 |
| 1946 | 7,381 |
| 1947 | 7,870 |
| 1948 | 6,997 |
| 1949 | 6,673 |
| 1950 | 6,377 |
| 1951 | 6,334 |
| 1952 | 5,927 |
| 1953 | 5,764 |
| 1954 | 5,281 |
| 1955 | 5,090 |
| 1956 | 4,688 |
| 1957 | 4,452 |
| 1958 | 4,144 |
| 1959 | 4,174 |
| 1960 | 4,061 |
| 1961 | 3,597 |
| 1962 | 3,261 |
| 1963 | 3,079 |
| 1964 | 2,850 |
| 1965 | 2,577 |
| 1966 | 2,229 |
| 1967 | 1,933 |
| 1968 | 1,738 |
| 1969 | 1,722 |
| 1970 | 1,621 |
| 1971 | 1,512 |
| 1972 | 1,205 |
| 1973 | 1,187 |
| 1974 | 1,194 |
| 1975 | 1,060 |
| 1976 | 960 |
| 1977 | 858 |
| 1978 | 799 |
| 1979 | 790 |
| 1980 | 738 |
| 1981 | 746 |
| 1982 | 756 |
| 1983 | 704 |
| 1984 | 687 |
| 1985 | 677 |
| 1986 | 712 |
| 1987 | 770 |
| 1988 | 825 |
| 1989 | 756 |
| 1990 | 773 |
| 1991 | 725 |
| 1992 | 688 |
| 1993 | 690 |
| 1994 | 596 |
| 1995 | 581 |
| 1996 | 593 |
| 1997 | 578 |
| 1998 | 596 |
| 1999 | 652 |
| 2000 | 669 |
| 2001 | 633 |
| 2002 | 657 |
| 2003 | 700 |
| 2004 | 756 |
| 2005 | 756 |
| 2006 | 847 |
| 2007 | 951 |
| 2008 | 1,025 |
| 2009 | 1,275 |
| 2010 | 1,780 |
| 2011 | 2,195 |
| 2012 | 2,508 |
| 2013 | 2,940 |
| 2014 | 3,060 |
| 2015 | 3,431 |
| 2016 | 3,692 |
| 2017 | 3,826 |
| 2018 | 3,669 |
| 2019 | 3,554 |
| 2020 | 3,294 |
| 2021 | 3,509 |
| 2022 | 3,518 |
| 2023 | 3,346 |
| 2024 | 3,526 |
Alice through the decades
- Alice peaked in 1921, when 11,990 babies were named Alice in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Alice has risen 104% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Alice currently ranks #62 in the US and is holding steady.
Nicknames
Ali
Variants & spellings
AliciaAlyce
Famous people named Alice
- Alice Munro — author