Alice
Alice is derived from the Old French name Adelais, which comes from the Germanic name Adalheidis meaning 'noble' or 'of noble kind.' The name has been beloved in English-speaking countries since the Middle Ages and carries a timeless, literary quality.
Current Popularity
Popularity over time
Dashed bar: 2026 (projected): 3,571. How this is calculated
Yearly values
- 2011: 2,195
- 2012: 2,503
- 2013: 2,940
- 2014: 3,055
- 2015: 3,426
- 2016: 3,692
- 2017: 3,826
- 2018: 3,667
- 2019: 3,552
- 2020: 3,296
- 2021: 3,509
- 2022: 3,511
- 2023: 3,349
- 2024: 3,531
- 2025: 3,547
- 2026 (projected): 3,571
Good to Know
- •Easy to spell and pronounce across many languages
- •Strong literary associations, especially with 'Alice in Wonderland'
- •Works well in both formal and casual settings
- •Consistently recognized and well-received internationally
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Famous People
Alice Walker
Author and Pulitzer Prize winner
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Socialite and daughter of President Theodore Roosevelt
Alice Munro
Nobel Prize-winning author
Alice Cooper
Rock musician
Statistics
588,147
Total births since 1880
1921
Peak year
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