Alice
Girl name · English · French · German · Greek
Meaningnoble · Germanic
- US rank
- #65
- Syllables
- 2
- Peak
- #8 in 1906
3,547 babies were named Alice in the US in 2025. It has climbed 11 places in five years.
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
Did you know?
A few things about Alice you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.
Famous Alice
Alice Munro
Canadian writer (1931–2024)
Choose Alice and your child shares a first name with Alice Munro, a Canadian writer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Alice, like who?” Alice Munro's Wikipedia article is available in 127 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.
Read about Alice Munro on Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Photo: MacDowell, CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons
- How commonAbout 1 in every 453 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Alice, 3,547 babies in all. In a school of 500 kids, there'd probably be one other Alice.
- HistoryAlice has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Alices, and counting.
- Best yearIt was far more popular in 1906, when it ranked #8. Today it's #65, so it could be due a comeback.
- Then vs nowAlice is 6.0× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 2,714 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 453.
- Where it's lovedAlice is most popular in Maine, where it ranks #31, followed by Washington, D.C. (#34) and Alaska (#38). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
- MeaningIn Germanic, Alice means “noble”. Our records link it to English, French and German roots.
About the name Alice
Alice is a girl name of English, French and German origin meaning “noble”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-ice”. US birth records list Alice for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1906, when it ranked #8 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #65, with 3,547 babies.
Origin:English namesFrench namesGerman namesGreek names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 13,271 | 75 girls |
| 1890s | 11,009 | 91 girls |
| 1900s | 11,984 | 83 girls |
| 1910s | 10,741 | 93 girls |
| 1920s | 9,238 | 108 girls |
| 1930s | 7,404 | 135 girls |
| 1940s | 5,109 | 196 girls |
| 1950s | 2,738 | 365 girls |
| 1960s | 1,453 | 688 girls |
| 1970s | 718 | 1,394 girls |
| 1980s | 427 | 2,343 girls |
| 1990s | 358 | 2,790 girls |
| 2000s | 447 | 2,239 girls |
| 2010s | 1,755 | 570 girls |
| 2020s | 2,132 | 469 girls |
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- Unisex name: Harper · harp player
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Questions about the name Alice
What does the name Alice mean?
Alice means “noble” in Germanic.
What is the origin of the name Alice?
Alice has English, French, German, Greek roots in our records. Other English names include Olivia, Charlotte, Harper.
Is Alice a boy or girl name?
Alice is a girl name.
How popular is the name Alice?
Alice ranked #65 for US girls in 2025, given to 3,547 babies. Its best year was 1906 (#8).