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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201990peak #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 1990

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #176 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: #337 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,060 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: #322 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,328 girlsMNIllinois: #325 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 2,122 girlsILWisconsin: #465 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,667 girlsWIMichigan: #451 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,471 girlsMINew York: #310 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 1,849 girlsNYMassachusetts: #305 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,937 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Alice, so not publishedRIOregon: #242 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,291 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: #422 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,195 girlsIAIndiana: #469 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,517 girlsINOhio: #388 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,954 girlsOHPennsylvania: #389 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 2,904 girlsPANew Jersey: #183 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 1,199 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Alice, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #338 for girls · 139 births · 1 in 1,888 girlsCAUtah: #316 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,694 girlsUTColorado: #590 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,154 girlsCONebraska: #269 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,531 girlsNEMissouri: #247 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,642 girlsMOKentucky: #258 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,770 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Alice, so not publishedWVVirginia: #301 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,989 girlsVAMaryland: #411 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,837 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Alice, so not publishedDEArizona: #421 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,387 girlsAZNew Mexico: #384 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,857 girlsNMKansas: #366 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,327 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Alice, so not publishedARTennessee: #353 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,516 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #296 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,946 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #228 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,336 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Alice, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #332 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,939 girlsOKLouisiana: #270 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,493 girlsLAMississippi: #460 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,755 girlsMSAlabama: #351 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,248 girlsALGeorgia: #303 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,032 girlsGAHawaii: #238 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 909 girlsHITexas: #389 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 2,414 girlsTXFlorida: #495 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 3,597 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Alaska#176 · 1 in 685
  2. New Jersey#183 · 1 in 1,199
  3. South Carolina#228 · 1 in 1,336
  4. Hawaii#238 · 1 in 909
  5. Oregon#242 · 1 in 1,291

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alaska#17651 in 685
New Jersey#183401 in 1,199
South Carolina#228151 in 1,336
Hawaii#23861 in 909
Oregon#242131 in 1,291
Missouri#247201 in 1,642
Kentucky#258121 in 1,770
Nebraska#26961 in 1,531
Louisiana#270171 in 1,493
North Carolina#296211 in 1,946
Virginia#301191 in 1,989
Georgia#303211 in 2,032
Massachusetts#305201 in 1,937
New York#310661 in 1,849
Utah#31681 in 1,694
Minnesota#322121 in 2,328
Illinois#325371 in 2,122
Oklahoma#33291 in 1,939
Washington#337151 in 2,060
California#3381391 in 1,888
Alabama#351101 in 2,248
Tennessee#353121 in 2,516
Kansas#36661 in 2,327
New Mexico#38451 in 1,857
Ohio#388241 in 2,954
Pennsylvania#389251 in 2,904
Texas#389571 in 2,414
Maryland#411101 in 2,837
Arizona#421111 in 2,387
Iowa#42251 in 3,195
Michigan#451181 in 3,471
Mississippi#46051 in 2,755
Wisconsin#46581 in 3,667
Indiana#469101 in 3,517
Florida#495221 in 3,597
Colorado#59051 in 4,154
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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 1990

girls
#345
773 births · 1 in 2,456 girls

Top girls' names in 1990

  1. #1Jessica46,486
  2. #2Ashley45,561
  3. #3Brittany36,536
  4. #4Amanda34,413
  5. #5Samantha25,868
  6. #6Sarah25,824
  7. #7Stephanie24,864
  8. #8Jennifer22,236
  9. #9Elizabeth20,750
  10. #10Lauren20,506
  11. #345Alice773
More about 1990

girls

1,898,547 girls got a published name in 1990; 1 in 2,456 of them was named Alice, which outranked 97.7% of the 15,234 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Alice
  1. #342Eva780
  2. #343Katlyn779
  3. #344Hanna778
  4. #345Alice773
  5. #345Jane773
  6. #347Simone767
  7. #348Elisabeth765
  8. #349Carol762

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

Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,592Alannah#6,531 → #939
  2. ↑ 1,178Symone#1,998 → #820
  3. ↑ 869Shelbi#1,750 → #881
  4. ↑ 831Latifah#1,532 → #701
  5. ↑ 828Skyler#1,564 → #736
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,554Elizabet#524 → #3,078
  2. ↓ 1,572Katherin#717 → #2,289
  3. ↓ 652Stephani#390 → #1,042
  4. ↓ 504Ashanti#893 → #1,397
  5. ↓ 416Audrianna#759 → #1,175

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

See the top 100 for 1990 →