Alice

#65 for girls in 2025, 3,547 births · Last seen for boys in 2024 at #10,938
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1906 · 4,192 births
Debut · girls
1,414 births
In top 100 · girls
89 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
588,147
since 1880

Alice over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201982peak #8, 1906girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#653,547—
2024#633,531#10,9386
2023#663,349—
2022#643,511#9,8237
2021#653,509—
2020#763,296—
2019#733,552#12,1455
2018#713,667#12,1565
2017#703,826—
2016#763,692—
2015#873,426#12,0865
2014#983,055#12,1085
2013#1072,940—
2012#1272,503#12,2745
2011#1422,195—
2010#1721,780—
2009#2571,276—
2008#3281,025—
2007#346952—
2006#382847—
2005#413756—
2004#403756—
2003#431700—
2002#444657—
2001#440633—
2000#422669—
1999#423652—
1998#438597—
1997#441578—
1996#430593—
1995#442580—
1994#422596—
1993#373684#7,6386
1992#371688—
1991#355725—
1990#345773—
1989#343742#3,80914
1988#302820#7,2705
1987#314770—
1986#339712—
1985#353668#4,6988
1984#337687—
1983#329698#5,4846
1982#323749#5,0037
1981#316746—
1980#328738—
1979#307780#3,81010
1978#292790#4,1578
1977#278858—
1976#246955#5,5875
1975#2311,055#5,4645
1974#2161,181#2,94612
1973#2141,187—
1972#2311,198#3,9637
1971#1981,507#4,9075
1970#2011,621—
1969#1851,715#3,5957
1968#1871,731#3,3657
1967#1681,928#3,9665
1966#1572,221#2,9868
1965#1452,564#2,17814
1964#1412,842#3,0508
1963#1383,067#2,41412
1962#1333,249#2,50411
1961#1263,586#2,53811
1960#1194,051#2,42312
1959#1124,162#2,41412
1958#1154,124#1,83819
1957#1064,432#1,75121
1956#984,680#3,2167
1955#875,079#2,43511
1954#815,271#2,59210
1953#735,740#1,55124
1952#695,908#1,74919
1951#626,315#1,72519
1950#576,363#2,01914
1949#536,660#2,12313
1948#496,981#1,88116
1947#477,849#1,64621
1946#447,363#1,69218
1945#416,359#1,32725
1944#387,102#1,28227
1943#387,648#1,21432
1942#397,382#1,19334
1941#347,445#1,04039
1940#327,603#1,13534
1939#317,365#1,16831
1938#297,490#1,17131
1937#287,120#98241
1936#277,201#1,05137
1935#257,443#1,04038
1934#257,784#1,09236
1933#227,697#1,01340
1932#218,537#91550
1931#218,815#1,01543
1930#209,516#94451
1929#219,480#98347
1928#1910,139#1,16537
1927#1710,679#1,08043
1926#1710,956#98049
1925#1511,576#94551
1924#1511,537#1,15239
1923#1511,331#1,42027
1922#1511,277#1,36729
1921#1511,955#1,22635
1920#1511,596#1,38228
1919#1311,141#1,35128
1918#1311,590#1,19234
1917#1310,990#1,39625
1916#1310,719#1,20630
1915#1310,525#1,26527
1914#128,198#1,01930
1913#116,934#1,02324
1912#116,285#93523
1911#114,813#85615
1910#104,671#78215
1909#104,170#71415
1908#94,270#82511
1907#94,107#69914
1906#84,192#50320
1905#103,610#61515
1904#133,131#8109
1903#122,996#7839
1902#103,135#65112
1901#122,562#68310
1900#143,059#9688
1899#122,523#8577
1898#112,846#63512
1897#162,431#47317
1896#122,651#59213
1895#172,457#7958
1894#172,414#1,0745
1893#132,434#61511
1892#142,373#7928
1891#162,015#6359
1890#142,271#62910
1889#122,145#6739
1888#132,202#1,0315
1887#141,819#58310
1886#111,811#60510
1885#111,681#6419
1884#111,732—
1883#111,488#7996
1882#81,542—
1881#101,308#7067
1880#81,414—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Alice was already there! It came in at #8, and was given to 1,414 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1977–2006, when fewer than 860 girls a year got the name.

Where Alice is popular in 1982

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #181 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 685 girlsAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Alice, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Alice, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Alice, so not publishedNHWashington: #276 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,619 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Alice, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Alice, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Alice, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #358 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,925 girlsMNIllinois: #341 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 2,255 girlsILWisconsin: #341 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,856 girlsWIMichigan: #382 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,032 girlsMINew York: #295 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 1,803 girlsNYMassachusetts: #228 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,416 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Alice, so not publishedRIOregon: #324 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,043 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Alice, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Alice, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Alice, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Alice, so not publishedIAIndiana: #376 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,932 girlsINOhio: #346 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 2,552 girlsOHPennsylvania: #316 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 2,330 girlsPANew Jersey: #539 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,252 girlsNJConnecticut: #324 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,252 girlsCTCalifornia: #307 for girls · 106 births · 1 in 1,752 girlsCAUtah: #334 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,050 girlsUTColorado: #323 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,005 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Alice, so not publishedNEMissouri: #322 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,299 girlsMOKentucky: #283 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,979 girlsKYWest Virginia: #316 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,262 girlsWVVirginia: #298 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,053 girlsVAMaryland: #250 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,486 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Alice, so not publishedDEArizona: #413 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,521 girlsAZNew Mexico: #296 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,385 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Alice, so not publishedKSArkansas: #301 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,823 girlsARTennessee: #236 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,336 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #205 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,140 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #187 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 941 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #162 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 638 girlsDCOklahoma: #301 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,881 girlsOKLouisiana: #268 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,509 girlsLAMississippi: #345 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,998 girlsMSAlabama: #403 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,733 girlsALGeorgia: #265 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,585 girlsGAHawaii: #196 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 733 girlsHITexas: #316 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 1,805 girlsTXFlorida: #399 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,700 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#162 · 1 in 638
  2. Alaska#181 · 1 in 685
  3. South Carolina#187 · 1 in 941
  4. Hawaii#196 · 1 in 733
  5. North Carolina#205 · 1 in 1,140

Best ever in a state: #2 in North Dakota, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#16291 in 638
Alaska#18151 in 685
South Carolina#187191 in 941
Hawaii#19671 in 733
North Carolina#205301 in 1,140
Massachusetts#228231 in 1,416
Tennessee#236211 in 1,336
Maryland#250151 in 1,486
Georgia#265221 in 1,585
Louisiana#268211 in 1,509
Washington#276171 in 1,619
Kentucky#283121 in 1,979
New York#295571 in 1,803
New Mexico#29671 in 1,385
Virginia#298151 in 2,053
Arkansas#30171 in 1,823
Oklahoma#301121 in 1,881
California#3071061 in 1,752
Pennsylvania#316301 in 2,330
Texas#316721 in 1,805
West Virginia#31651 in 2,262
Missouri#322141 in 2,299
Colorado#323111 in 2,005
Connecticut#32471 in 2,252
Oregon#32481 in 2,043
Utah#33481 in 2,050
Illinois#341331 in 2,255
Wisconsin#341111 in 2,856
Mississippi#34581 in 1,998
Ohio#346281 in 2,552
Minnesota#358101 in 2,925
Indiana#376121 in 2,932
Michigan#382191 in 3,032
Florida#399211 in 2,700
Alabama#40381 in 2,733
Arizona#41381 in 2,521
New Jersey#53991 in 4,252
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Maine———
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Alice
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 2 spots since 2024 (#63 → #65)
  • 11 spots since 2020 (#76 → #65)
  • 22 spots since 2015 (#87 → #65)
  • Biggest jump: 85 spots in 2010 (#257 → #172)
  • Biggest drop: 49 spots in 1994 (#373 → #422)
Rise & fade · girls
26 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1906 at #8 (4,192 births)
  • Births halved by 1967, 61 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 10 for 10 yrs
  • Top 10: 10 yrs · run 1905–1910
  • Top 100: 89 yrs · run 1880–1956
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 64
  • Highest: 1 in 64 girls born in 1880 were named Alice (1.6%)
  • Latest: 1 in 453 girls born in 2025 (0.22%)
  • Its best rank, #8 in 1906, was only 1 in 70 (1.4%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 18.8% of all girls named Alice (110,526) were born in this decade
  • Comeback: #8 (1906) → #444 (2002) → #63 (2024)
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s17,142#8 (1882)#11
1890s24,415#11 (1898)#14
1900s35,232#8 (1906)#11
1910s85,866#10 (1910)#12
1920s110,526#15 (1921)#16
1930s78,968#20 (1930)#25
1940s72,392#32 (1940)#42
1950s52,074#57 (1950)#86
1960s26,954#119 (1960)#150
1970s11,132#198 (1971)#241
1980s7,330#302 (1988)#328
1990s6,466#345 (1990)#404
2000s8,271#257 (2009)#387
2010s30,636#70 (2017)#102
2020s20,743#63 (2024)#67

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Alice in 1982

girls
#323
749 births · 1 in 2,261 girls
boys
#5,003
7 births · 1 in 259,207 boys

Top girls' names in 1982

  1. #1Jennifer57,120
  2. #2Jessica45,453
  3. #3Amanda34,214
  4. #4Sarah28,483
  5. #5Melissa25,864
  6. #6Nicole21,706
  7. #7Stephanie20,861
  8. #8Elizabeth20,506
  9. #9Crystal19,099
  10. #10Amy18,799
  11. #323Alice749

Top boys' names in 1982

  1. #1Michael68,216
  2. #2Christopher59,223
  3. #3Matthew46,045
  4. #4Jason40,628
  5. #5David40,453
  6. #6James38,874
  7. #7Joshua38,004
  8. #8John34,698
  9. #9Robert34,409
  10. #10Daniel32,652
  11. #5,003Alice7
More about 1982

girls

1,693,325 girls got a published name in 1982; 1 in 2,261 of them was named Alice, which outranked 97.4% of the 12,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Alice
  1. #320Jackie756
  2. #321Hillary754
  3. #322Brianne752
  4. #323Alice749
  5. #323Patrice749
  6. #325Gretchen747
  7. #326Tricia746
  8. #327Jocelyn741

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,715Kaleena#2,375 → #660
  2. ↑ 1,197Kala#1,958 → #761
  3. ↑ 1,094Chelsie#2,028 → #934
  4. ↑ 1,081Tenika#2,028 → #947
  5. ↑ 1,044Falon#1,958 → #914
Fallers
  1. ↓ 538Evita#779 → #1,317
  2. ↓ 517Martine#791 → #1,308
  3. ↓ 473Dusty#720 → #1,193
  4. ↓ 470Regan#991 → #1,461
  5. ↓ 401Windy#998 → #1,399

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,814,447 boys got a published name in 1982; 1 in 259,207 of them was named Alice, which outranked 32.1% of the 7,367 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Alice
  1. #4,593Zackariah8
  2. #4,593Zahir8
  3. #4,593Zubair8
  4. #5,003Alice7
  5. #5,003Aamir7
  6. #5,003Aaren7
  7. #5,003Abdulla7
  8. #5,619Aaran6
  9. #5,619Aashish6
  10. #5,619Abayomi6

Tied with 615 names at #5,003; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,958Colt#2,418 → #460
  2. ↑ 730Eliot#1,695 → #965
  3. ↑ 532Colton#1,334 → #802
  4. ↑ 478Kiel#1,101 → #623
  5. ↑ 416Eugenio#1,411 → #995
Fallers
  1. ↓ 309Marchello#841 → #1,150
  2. ↓ 237Carmen#851 → #1,088
  3. ↓ 234Claudio#976 → #1,210
  4. ↓ 224Irvin#826 → #1,050
  5. ↓ 222Jeramiah#971 → #1,193

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1982 →