Alyse
Alice is a feminine first name with roots in the French and German languages.
Meaning & Origin of Alyse
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
The Story of Alyse
Alyse first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1892, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1988, when 401 Alyses were born — ranking #545 that year. As of 2026, Alyse ranks #2,829 for baby girls with 59 births, falling sharply (-22%). In total, more than 8K Alyses have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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About the name Alyse
Alyse is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1892 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Alyse's peak popularity came in 1988 when it ranked #545. Use the chart and map above to compare Alyse'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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