Alcee
Alcée is a given name. Notable people with the given name include:
Meaning & Origin of Alcee
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alcée is a given name. Notable people with the given name include:
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The Story of Alcee
Alcee first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1882, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1916, when 10 Alcees were born — ranking #2,543 that year. As of 2026, Alcee ranks #4,049 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 182 Alcees have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Notable people named Alcee
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- Alcée Chriss III , American organist, composer, and conductor
- Alcée Fortier (1856–1914) American professor of languages in New Orleans, Louisiana Alcée Fortier High School , a former high school in Uptown New Orleans, Louisiana
- Alcee Hastings (1936–2021), American politician and judge; U.S. Congressman from Florida
- Alcée Louis la Branche (1806–1861), American politician; U.S. Congressman from Louisiana
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Names that sound like Alcee
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About the name Alcee
Alcee is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1882 and has accumulated 182 births in the dataset. Alcee's peak popularity came in 1916 when it ranked #2,543. Use the chart and map above to compare Alcee's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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