Alise
Alise is a name with multiple cultural origins: Latvian, English.
- Latvian
- English
Meaning & Origin of Alise
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alise is a name with multiple cultural origins: Latvian, English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Latvian
- English
The Story of Alise
Alise first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1908, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1987, when 92 Alises were born — ranking #1,424 that year. As of 2026, Alise ranks #5,882 for baby girls with 20 births, falling sharply (-47%). In total, more than 4K Alises have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Alise
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Alise. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Alise
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About the name Alise
Alise is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1908 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Alise's peak popularity came in 1987 when it ranked #1,424. Use the chart and map above to compare Alise'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.