How Many People Are Named Alice?
people named Alice are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,612 people in the US has this name
Based on 590,106 babies named Alice in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
11,990 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Old French name Aalis, a short form of Adelais, itself a short form of the Germanic name Adalheidis (see ADELAIDE). This name became popular in France and England in the 12th century. It was borne by the heroine of Lewis Carroll's 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' (1865) and 'Through the Looking Glass' (1871).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Alice in English. Counting Alice and these spellings together, about 226,752 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Alice (99.8%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Alice alive today is about 53 years old, and 57% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 17 and 78 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Alice first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1921, to 11,990 babies. In 2025, 3,547 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Alice reached #8 among girls' names in 1880, 1882 and 1906, and was in the top 10 in 10 years between 1880 and 1910. In 2025 it ranked #65.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #65 |
| Best rank | #8 (1880, 1882 and 1906) |
| Years in the top 10 | 10 |
| Years in the top 100 | 89 (1880 to 2025) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #15 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Alice alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Alice were born in California than in any other state: about 19,657 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Alice was given 2.9 times as often in Alaska, 1.5 times in Hawaii and 1.5 times in Wyoming.
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