Fun Facts About the Name Alice
- Back among the favorites: Alice returned to the U.S. top 100 in 1883 and stayed there for 12 consecutive years, through 2025.
- More than 590 thousand babies named Alice: U.S. records list 590,084 babies given the name Alice from 1880 through 2025. Even 1,959 boys received the name Alice - about 1 boy for every 300 girls.
What Does the Name Alice Mean?
Alice comes from the Germanic name Adalheidis, recorded in Old High German as Adalheit, which was built from adal, "noble," and heit, "kind, sort, type." The literal sense is "noble kind" or "of noble type," and it is the shortened form this name took in Old French, where it appears as Aalis, Aliz, or Alis. Alice therefore shares a root with Adelaide, another French descendant of the same Germanic name, rather than being a separate coinage.
Popular name lists sometimes reduce the meaning to "noble" alone, or gloss it as "truthful" through association with the Greek word alētheia, "truth." That Greek word belongs to the unrelated name Alethea; the "truth" reading is a later association, not the etymology of Alice.
Alice Name History & Origins
The Germanic ancestor Adalheidis is visible intact in the 10th-century Latin records of Adelaide, the Burgundian princess who married Emperor Otto I and is venerated as a saint. In French-speaking lands the full name became Adélaïde, while a shorter everyday form, Aalis, developed alongside it; this short form is the direct source of Alice.
After the Norman Conquest, French speakers brought Aalis to England, where records show it both as Alice and in the Latinized form Alicia. The name was common in England in the 13th and 14th centuries; bearers include Alice Perrers, mistress of Edward III, and Saint Alice of Schaerbeek, a 13th-century Cistercian nun in Brabant. French diminutives of the same short form, such as Alison, also entered English.
Toward the end of the Middle Ages the name grew less usual in England and it was taken up again in the 19th century. Princess Alice, a daughter of Queen Victoria, was born in 1843, and Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland appeared in 1865, giving the name a lasting literary association; it was already a familiar name when the book was published. Other languages have their own forms, including Italian Alice and Spanish Alicia.
How Popular is the Name Alice?
Alice ranked among the top 100 U.S. names from 1880 through 1956, then returned in 2014 and remained through 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #65 | 3,547 | 0.2207% |
| 2024 | #62 | 3,520 | 0.2182% |
| 2023 | #66 | 3,346 | 0.2088% |
| 2022 | #64 | 3,511 | 0.2142% |
| 2021 | #65 | 3,509 | 0.2140% |
| 2020 | #76 | 3,294 | 0.2039% |
| 2019 | #73 | 3,549 | 0.2116% |
| 2018 | #71 | 3,664 | 0.2155% |
| 2017 | #70 | 3,826 | 0.2217% |
| 2016 | #76 | 3,692 | 0.2084% |
| 2015 | #87 | 3,426 | 0.1920% |
| 2014 | #98 | 3,055 | 0.1711% |
| 2013 | #107 | 2,940 | 0.1676% |
| 2012 | #127 | 2,503 | 0.1422% |
| 2011 | #142 | 2,195 | 0.1248% |
| 2010 | #173 | 1,780 | 0.1002% |
| 2009 | #257 | 1,275 | 0.0694% |
| 2008 | #328 | 1,025 | 0.0542% |
| 2007 | #347 | 951 | 0.0495% |
| 2006 | #382 | 847 | 0.0446% |
| 2005 | #413 | 756 | 0.0409% |
| 2004 | #403 | 756 | 0.0412% |
| 2003 | #431 | 700 | 0.0383% |
| 2002 | #444 | 657 | 0.0366% |
| 2001 | #440 | 633 | 0.0352% |
| 2000 | #422 | 669 | 0.0368% |
| 1999 | #423 | 652 | 0.0368% |
| 1998 | #439 | 596 | 0.0337% |
| 1997 | #441 | 578 | 0.0332% |
| 1996 | #430 | 593 | 0.0338% |
| 1995 | #442 | 581 | 0.0330% |
| 1994 | #421 | 596 | 0.0334% |
| 1993 | #373 | 684 | 0.0378% |
| 1992 | #371 | 688 | 0.0373% |
| 1991 | #355 | 725 | 0.0387% |
| 1990 | #345 | 773 | 0.0407% |
| 1989 | #343 | 742 | 0.0402% |
| 1988 | #302 | 820 | 0.0460% |
| 1987 | #314 | 770 | 0.0443% |
| 1986 | #339 | 712 | 0.0415% |
| 1985 | #352 | 669 | 0.0389% |
| 1984 | #337 | 687 | 0.0408% |
| 1983 | #329 | 698 | 0.0418% |
| 1982 | #323 | 749 | 0.0442% |
| 1981 | #316 | 746 | 0.0447% |
| 1980 | #328 | 738 | 0.0444% |
| 1979 | #307 | 780 | 0.0486% |
| 1978 | #292 | 791 | 0.0516% |
| 1977 | #278 | 858 | 0.0560% |
| 1976 | #246 | 955 | 0.0652% |
| 1975 | #231 | 1,055 | 0.0724% |
| 1974 | #216 | 1,182 | 0.0805% |
| 1973 | #214 | 1,187 | 0.0814% |
| 1972 | #231 | 1,198 | 0.0788% |
| 1971 | #197 | 1,507 | 0.0906% |
| 1970 | #201 | 1,621 | 0.0927% |
| 1969 | #185 | 1,715 | 0.1017% |
| 1968 | #187 | 1,731 | 0.1055% |
| 1967 | #168 | 1,928 | 0.1168% |
| 1966 | #157 | 2,221 | 0.1313% |
| 1965 | #145 | 2,563 | 0.1452% |
| 1964 | #141 | 2,842 | 0.1500% |
| 1963 | #138 | 3,067 | 0.1591% |
| 1962 | #133 | 3,250 | 0.1653% |
| 1961 | #126 | 3,586 | 0.1777% |
| 1960 | #119 | 4,049 | 0.2003% |
| 1959 | #112 | 4,162 | 0.2057% |
| 1958 | #115 | 4,125 | 0.2051% |
| 1957 | #106 | 4,431 | 0.2167% |
| 1956 | #98 | 4,681 | 0.2332% |
| 1955 | #87 | 5,079 | 0.2598% |
| 1954 | #81 | 5,271 | 0.2714% |
| 1953 | #73 | 5,740 | 0.3051% |
| 1952 | #69 | 5,908 | 0.3186% |
| 1951 | #62 | 6,315 | 0.3507% |
| 1950 | #57 | 6,363 | 0.3714% |
| 1949 | #53 | 6,660 | 0.3893% |
| 1948 | #49 | 6,981 | 0.4112% |
| 1947 | #47 | 7,849 | 0.4428% |
| 1946 | #44 | 7,363 | 0.4686% |
| 1945 | #41 | 6,359 | 0.4865% |
| 1944 | #38 | 7,102 | 0.5351% |
| 1943 | #38 | 7,648 | 0.5481% |
| 1942 | #39 | 7,382 | 0.5465% |
| 1941 | #34 | 7,445 | 0.6162% |
| 1940 | #32 | 7,603 | 0.6649% |
| 1939 | #31 | 7,366 | 0.6717% |
| 1938 | #29 | 7,489 | 0.6787% |
| 1937 | #28 | 7,120 | 0.6691% |
| 1936 | #27 | 7,201 | 0.6922% |
| 1935 | #25 | 7,443 | 0.7098% |
| 1934 | #25 | 7,784 | 0.7454% |
| 1933 | #22 | 7,697 | 0.7636% |
| 1932 | #21 | 8,536 | 0.7999% |
| 1931 | #21 | 8,816 | 0.8280% |
| 1930 | #20 | 9,516 | 0.8452% |
| 1929 | #21 | 9,480 | 0.8490% |
| 1928 | #19 | 10,139 | 0.8791% |
| 1927 | #17 | 10,679 | 0.8956% |
| 1926 | #17 | 10,956 | 0.9242% |
| 1925 | #15 | 11,576 | 0.9509% |
| 1924 | #15 | 11,537 | 0.9238% |
| 1923 | #15 | 11,331 | 0.9393% |
| 1922 | #15 | 11,277 | 0.9390% |
| 1921 | #15 | 11,955 | 0.9695% |
| 1920 | #15 | 11,596 | 0.9677% |
| 1919 | #13 | 11,141 | 0.9858% |
| 1918 | #13 | 11,590 | 1.0012% |
| 1917 | #13 | 10,990 | 1.0164% |
| 1916 | #13 | 10,719 | 1.0264% |
| 1915 | #13 | 10,525 | 1.0698% |
| 1914 | #12 | 8,198 | 1.0764% |
| 1913 | #11 | 6,934 | 1.1102% |
| 1912 | #11 | 6,285 | 1.1261% |
| 1911 | #11 | 4,813 | 1.1506% |
| 1910 | #10 | 4,671 | 1.1780% |
| 1909 | #10 | 4,170 | 1.2009% |
| 1908 | #9 | 4,270 | 1.2772% |
| 1907 | #9 | 4,107 | 1.2892% |
| 1906 | #8 | 4,192 | 1.4196% |
| 1905 | #10 | 3,610 | 1.2379% |
| 1904 | #13 | 3,131 | 1.1370% |
| 1903 | #12 | 2,996 | 1.1436% |
| 1902 | #10 | 3,135 | 1.1872% |
| 1901 | #12 | 2,562 | 1.0704% |
| 1900 | #14 | 3,059 | 1.0204% |
| 1899 | #12 | 2,523 | 1.0827% |
| 1898 | #11 | 2,846 | 1.0998% |
| 1897 | #16 | 2,431 | 1.0380% |
| 1896 | #12 | 2,651 | 1.1142% |
| 1895 | #17 | 2,457 | 1.0517% |
| 1894 | #17 | 2,414 | 1.0829% |
| 1893 | #13 | 2,434 | 1.1432% |
| 1892 | #14 | 2,373 | 1.1176% |
| 1891 | #16 | 2,015 | 1.0864% |
| 1890 | #14 | 2,271 | 1.1929% |
| 1889 | #12 | 2,145 | 1.2026% |
| 1888 | #13 | 2,202 | 1.2328% |
| 1887 | #14 | 1,819 | 1.2461% |
| 1886 | #11 | 1,811 | 1.2530% |
| 1885 | #11 | 1,681 | 1.2634% |
| 1884 | #11 | 1,732 | 1.3424% |
| 1883 | #11 | 1,488 | 1.3248% |
| 1882 | #8 | 1,542 | 1.4298% |
| 1881 | #10 | 1,308 | 1.4225% |
| 1880 | #8 | 1,414 | 1.5539% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #10,964 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #9,871 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #12,221 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #12,243 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #12,167 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #12,189 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #12,350 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #7,664 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #3,815 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1988 | #7,307 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #4,712 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #5,505 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #5,028 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1979 | #3,814 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1978 | #4,161 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1976 | #5,610 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1975 | #5,483 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1974 | #2,950 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1972 | #3,969 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1971 | #4,929 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1969 | #3,603 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1968 | #3,371 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1967 | #3,984 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1966 | #2,987 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1965 | #2,178 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1964 | #3,052 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1963 | #2,418 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1962 | #2,507 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1961 | #2,541 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1960 | #2,424 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1959 | #2,419 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1958 | #1,837 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1957 | #1,752 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 1956 | #3,223 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1955 | #2,438 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1954 | #2,594 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1953 | #1,551 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 1952 | #1,749 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1951 | #1,725 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1950 | #2,022 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1949 | #2,123 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1948 | #1,881 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1947 | #1,646 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1946 | #1,693 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1945 | #1,327 | 25 | 0.0019% |
| 1944 | #1,284 | 27 | 0.0020% |
| 1943 | #1,214 | 32 | 0.0022% |
| 1942 | #1,194 | 34 | 0.0025% |
| 1941 | #1,040 | 39 | 0.0032% |
| 1940 | #1,136 | 34 | 0.0029% |
| 1939 | #1,170 | 31 | 0.0028% |
| 1938 | #1,172 | 31 | 0.0028% |
| 1937 | #982 | 41 | 0.0038% |
| 1936 | #1,051 | 37 | 0.0036% |
| 1935 | #1,041 | 38 | 0.0036% |
| 1934 | #1,092 | 36 | 0.0035% |
| 1933 | #1,014 | 40 | 0.0040% |
| 1932 | #916 | 50 | 0.0048% |
| 1931 | #1,015 | 43 | 0.0041% |
| 1930 | #944 | 51 | 0.0046% |
| 1929 | #983 | 47 | 0.0044% |
| 1928 | #1,165 | 37 | 0.0033% |
| 1927 | #1,080 | 43 | 0.0038% |
| 1926 | #980 | 49 | 0.0044% |
| 1925 | #945 | 51 | 0.0046% |
| 1924 | #1,153 | 39 | 0.0034% |
| 1923 | #1,422 | 27 | 0.0025% |
| 1922 | #1,367 | 29 | 0.0027% |
| 1921 | #1,227 | 35 | 0.0032% |
| 1920 | #1,385 | 28 | 0.0026% |
| 1919 | #1,351 | 28 | 0.0029% |
| 1918 | #1,192 | 34 | 0.0034% |
| 1917 | #1,398 | 25 | 0.0027% |
| 1916 | #1,207 | 30 | 0.0034% |
| 1915 | #1,267 | 27 | 0.0032% |
| 1914 | #1,019 | 30 | 0.0046% |
| 1913 | #1,023 | 24 | 0.0047% |
| 1912 | #937 | 23 | 0.0053% |
| 1911 | #859 | 15 | 0.0066% |
| 1910 | #782 | 15 | 0.0077% |
| 1909 | #716 | 15 | 0.0091% |
| 1908 | #826 | 11 | 0.0071% |
| 1907 | #700 | 14 | 0.0095% |
| 1906 | #504 | 20 | 0.0150% |
| 1905 | #615 | 15 | 0.0113% |
| 1904 | #812 | 9 | 0.0070% |
| 1903 | #783 | 9 | 0.0075% |
| 1902 | #652 | 12 | 0.0098% |
| 1901 | #684 | 10 | 0.0094% |
| 1900 | #972 | 8 | 0.0053% |
| 1899 | #857 | 7 | 0.0066% |
| 1898 | #638 | 12 | 0.0098% |
| 1897 | #474 | 17 | 0.0151% |
| 1896 | #594 | 13 | 0.0109% |
| 1895 | #796 | 8 | 0.0068% |
| 1894 | #1,079 | 5 | 0.0043% |
| 1893 | #617 | 11 | 0.0098% |
| 1892 | #797 | 8 | 0.0066% |
| 1891 | #639 | 9 | 0.0089% |
| 1890 | #631 | 10 | 0.0090% |
| 1889 | #674 | 9 | 0.0081% |
| 1888 | #1,037 | 5 | 0.0041% |
| 1887 | #583 | 10 | 0.0099% |
| 1886 | #606 | 10 | 0.0090% |
| 1885 | #642 | 9 | 0.0083% |
| 1883 | #802 | 6 | 0.0057% |
| 1881 | #709 | 7 | 0.0069% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
