Baby name meaning

Alice

Of noble birth · French form of Germanic origin

Meaning & origin

Alice is a female name of French form of Germanic origin, meaning “Of noble birth”.

How popular is Alice?

In England & Wales, Alice ranked #49 among girls' names in 2024, with 896 babies given the name — down from #25 in 2014. Its strongest year in the England & Wales series is 2016, when it reached #17.

In the United States, Alice was the #76 girls' name in the 2020 data, after peaking at #8 in 1880.

Alice — popularity rank over timePopularity rank of the girls' name Alice over time, lower rank number = more popular. England and Wales annual rank 1996 to 2024. United States rank sampled one year per decade, 1950 to 2020.#1#10#100#1,00019501960197019801990200020102024US 1950: #57US 1960: #119US 1970: #201US 1980: #328US 1990: #345US 2000: #422US 2010: #173US 2020: #76England & Wales 2024: #49United StatesEngland & Wales
Alice’s popularity rank over time — England & Wales annual rank (solid) and United States rank sampled once per decade (dashed), #1 at the top. Log scale: each gridline is 10× the rank above it.
Alice in England & Wales: rank and births in sampled years, plus its peak year. Source: ONS ‘Baby names in England and Wales’.
YearE&W rankBirths
1996#252,357
2000#291,909
2005#441,307
2010#431,441
2015#242,006
2016#172,264
2020#271,432
2024#49896

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