Alice

Meaning: Noble character
Origin: English (from Germanic via Old French)

Nicknames: Allie, Ally

Girl's name · #65 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Alice — on the books since 1880, #65 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 588,000 girls share it. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

See where Alice is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

Alice is especially popular in Portugal, Sweden, and Belgium.

#2 in Portugal (2023) · #3 in Sweden (2025) · #5 in Belgium (2025) · #6 in Brazil (2025) · #9 in Italy (2024) · #10 in France (2025) · #20 in Switzerland (2025) · #41 in Ireland (2025) · #48 in New Zealand (2025) · #50 in Finland (other-lang.) (2025) · #52 in England & Wales (2025) · #52 in Scotland (2025) and 11 more.

Famous Alices

Alice Munro — Canadian writer (1931–2024)
Alice Walker — American author and activist (born 1944)
Alice Weidel — German politician (born 1979), AfD
Alice Brady — American actress (1892–1939)
Alice Paul — American suffragist, feminist, and activist (1885–1977)

In stories & tradition

Alice — Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (book)
Alice Longbottom — Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
Alice Abernathy — Resident Evil (film series)

What Alices become

Among 3,513 notable people named Alice:

Artists & writers appear 1.62× more often than among typical names — e.g. Alice Munro, Canadian writer (1931–2024).

Spellings & nicknames

About 630 girls a year are given Allie as their full name and 120 Ally.

Similar names: Allie · Eva · Alma · Grace · Ruby · Rose

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