Alice
A girls’ name of Germanic/French origin, meaning noble, of noble kind.
How Alice has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #87 |
| 2016 | #76 |
| 2017 | #70 |
| 2018 | #71 |
| 2019 | #73 |
| 2020 | #76 |
| 2021 | #65 |
| 2022 | #64 |
| 2023 | #65 |
| 2024 | #62 |
| 2025 | #65 |
Alice by the numbers
In 2025, 825 babies in England and Wales were named Alice. In the US, 3,804 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 11,956 babies in 1921, making it a 1920s name.
At its height, in 1880, about 1 in 69 American girls born that year was called Alice.
Names that come from Alice
Forms of Alice in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Allienoble; a form of Alice or Alison987 in the US (2017)
- Alicianoble natured; a form of Alice861 in the US (2017)
- Alisanoble kind; variant of Alice48 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alissanoble; a form of Alice222 in the US (2017)
- Alydefender of mankind; a form of Alice or Alison78 in the US (2017)
- Alyzanoble; a respelling of Alyssa or Alice24 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alicjanoble; a form of Alice38 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alicesonnoble natured son; son of Alice7 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Alice. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Alice
Names that are said the same way as Alice, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Alysenoble; a spelling variant of Alyssa83 in the US (2017)
- Alysnoble; a variant of Alice81 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alysseof noble birth; a form of Alice23 in the US (2017)
- Ailisnoble kind; irish form of Alice22 in the US (2017)
- Alisnoble; a form of alice or alison5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aleecenoble; a form of Alice11 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean gentleness
Like Alice, each of these has gentleness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Leahweary; also delicate5,168 in the US (2017)
- Delilahdelicate, languishing1,180 in England and Wales (2025)
- Milliegentle strength; from Millicent or Amelia1,080 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alisonnoble kind; a form of Alice812 in the US (2017)
- Almanourishing, kind222 in England and Wales (2025)
- Winniegentle friend; diminutive of Winfred or Winifred416 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean nobility
Like Alice, each of these has nobility in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Audreynoble strength4,820 in the US (2017)
- Aaliyahhigh, exalted, of high rank4,167 in the US (2017)
- Allisonnoble natured; a form of Alison4,017 in the US (2017)
- Adelinenoble, nobility3,902 in the US (2017)
- Adalynnnoble lineage; a modern respelling of Adeline2,651 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Alice
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