Girl · #63 in 2026

Alice

Alice is a feminine first name with roots in the French and German languages.

Current Rank
#63
Peak Rank
#8 (1921)
Total Babies
592K
5-Yr Trend
-2%
1880
First Year
2026
Last Year
1921
Peak Year
#8
Peak Rank
592K
Total Count
147
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Alice

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Alice is a feminine first name with roots in the French and German languages.

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Etymology
Alice is a form of the Old French name Alis / Alys (older Alais ), short form of Adelais , which is derived from the Old High German Adalhaidis (see Adelaide ), from the Proto-Germanic words *aþala- , meaning 'noble' and *haidu- , meaning 'appearance; kind' (compare German Adel 'nobility', edel 'noble', nominalizing suffix -heit '-hood'), hence 'of noble character or rank, of nobility'. Alaïs is the Old French form of the name; Alys of Vexin was also known as Alaïs .

The Story of Alice

Alice first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 1,414 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1921, when 11,955 Alices were born — ranking #15 that year. As of 2026, Alice ranks #63 for baby girls with 3,524 births, holding steady (-2%). In total, more than 592K Alices have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.

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Names that sound like Alice

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Frequently Asked Questions about Alice

What does the name Alice mean?
Alice is a feminine first name with roots in the French and German languages.
How popular is Alice in 2026?
In 2026, Alice ranks #63 among girls' names in the U.S., with 3,524 babies given the name that year.
When was Alice most popular?
Alice reached its peak popularity in 1921, ranking #8 that year with 11,955 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Alice most popular?
Alice has historically been most popular in Alaska, North Dakota, Arizona. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Alice.
Is Alice a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Alice is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Alice?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Alice include Annie, Frances, Evelyn. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

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About the name Alice

Alice is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 592K births in the dataset. Alice's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #8. Use the chart and map above to compare Alice'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 .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.