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
- Peak · girls
- 1906 · 4,192 births
- Debut · girls
- 1,414 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 89 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 588,147since 1880
Alice over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #65 | 3,547 | — | |
| 2024 | #63 | 3,531 | #10,938 | 6 |
| 2023 | #66 | 3,349 | — | |
| 2022 | #64 | 3,511 | #9,823 | 7 |
| 2021 | #65 | 3,509 | — | |
| 2020 | #76 | 3,296 | — | |
| 2019 | #73 | 3,552 | #12,145 | 5 |
| 2018 | #71 | 3,667 | #12,156 | 5 |
| 2017 | #70 | 3,826 | — | |
| 2016 | #76 | 3,692 | — | |
| 2015 | #87 | 3,426 | #12,086 | 5 |
| 2014 | #98 | 3,055 | #12,108 | 5 |
| 2013 | #107 | 2,940 | — | |
| 2012 | #127 | 2,503 | #12,274 | 5 |
| 2011 | #142 | 2,195 | — | |
| 2010 | #172 | 1,780 | — | |
| 2009 | #257 | 1,276 | — | |
| 2008 | #328 | 1,025 | — | |
| 2007 | #346 | 952 | — | |
| 2006 | #382 | 847 | — | |
| 2005 | #413 | 756 | — | |
| 2004 | #403 | 756 | — | |
| 2003 | #431 | 700 | — | |
| 2002 | #444 | 657 | — | |
| 2001 | #440 | 633 | — | |
| 2000 | #422 | 669 | — | |
| 1999 | #423 | 652 | — | |
| 1998 | #438 | 597 | — | |
| 1997 | #441 | 578 | — | |
| 1996 | #430 | 593 | — | |
| 1995 | #442 | 580 | — | |
| 1994 | #422 | 596 | — | |
| 1993 | #373 | 684 | #7,638 | 6 |
| 1992 | #371 | 688 | — | |
| 1991 | #355 | 725 | — | |
| 1990 | #345 | 773 | — | |
| 1989 | #343 | 742 | #3,809 | 14 |
| 1988 | #302 | 820 | #7,270 | 5 |
| 1987 | #314 | 770 | — | |
| 1986 | #339 | 712 | — | |
| 1985 | #353 | 668 | #4,698 | 8 |
| 1984 | #337 | 687 | — | |
| 1983 | #329 | 698 | #5,484 | 6 |
| 1982 | #323 | 749 | #5,003 | 7 |
| 1981 | #316 | 746 | — | |
| 1980 | #328 | 738 | — | |
| 1979 | #307 | 780 | #3,810 | 10 |
| 1978 | #292 | 790 | #4,157 | 8 |
| 1977 | #278 | 858 | — | |
| 1976 | #246 | 955 | #5,587 | 5 |
| 1975 | #231 | 1,055 | #5,464 | 5 |
| 1974 | #216 | 1,181 | #2,946 | 12 |
| 1973 | #214 | 1,187 | — | |
| 1972 | #231 | 1,198 | #3,963 | 7 |
| 1971 | #198 | 1,507 | #4,907 | 5 |
| 1970 | #201 | 1,621 | — | |
| 1969 | #185 | 1,715 | #3,595 | 7 |
| 1968 | #187 | 1,731 | #3,365 | 7 |
| 1967 | #168 | 1,928 | #3,966 | 5 |
| 1966 | #157 | 2,221 | #2,986 | 8 |
| 1965 | #145 | 2,564 | #2,178 | 14 |
| 1964 | #141 | 2,842 | #3,050 | 8 |
| 1963 | #138 | 3,067 | #2,414 | 12 |
| 1962 | #133 | 3,249 | #2,504 | 11 |
| 1961 | #126 | 3,586 | #2,538 | 11 |
| 1960 | #119 | 4,051 | #2,423 | 12 |
| 1959 | #112 | 4,162 | #2,414 | 12 |
| 1958 | #115 | 4,124 | #1,838 | 19 |
| 1957 | #106 | 4,432 | #1,751 | 21 |
| 1956 | #98 | 4,680 | #3,216 | 7 |
| 1955 | #87 | 5,079 | #2,435 | 11 |
| 1954 | #81 | 5,271 | #2,592 | 10 |
| 1953 | #73 | 5,740 | #1,551 | 24 |
| 1952 | #69 | 5,908 | #1,749 | 19 |
| 1951 | #62 | 6,315 | #1,725 | 19 |
| 1950 | #57 | 6,363 | #2,019 | 14 |
| 1949 | #53 | 6,660 | #2,123 | 13 |
| 1948 | #49 | 6,981 | #1,881 | 16 |
| 1947 | #47 | 7,849 | #1,646 | 21 |
| 1946 | #44 | 7,363 | #1,692 | 18 |
| 1945 | #41 | 6,359 | #1,327 | 25 |
| 1944 | #38 | 7,102 | #1,282 | 27 |
| 1943 | #38 | 7,648 | #1,214 | 32 |
| 1942 | #39 | 7,382 | #1,193 | 34 |
| 1941 | #34 | 7,445 | #1,040 | 39 |
| 1940 | #32 | 7,603 | #1,135 | 34 |
| 1939 | #31 | 7,365 | #1,168 | 31 |
| 1938 | #29 | 7,490 | #1,171 | 31 |
| 1937 | #28 | 7,120 | #982 | 41 |
| 1936 | #27 | 7,201 | #1,051 | 37 |
| 1935 | #25 | 7,443 | #1,040 | 38 |
| 1934 | #25 | 7,784 | #1,092 | 36 |
| 1933 | #22 | 7,697 | #1,013 | 40 |
| 1932 | #21 | 8,537 | #915 | 50 |
| 1931 | #21 | 8,815 | #1,015 | 43 |
| 1930 | #20 | 9,516 | #944 | 51 |
| 1929 | #21 | 9,480 | #983 | 47 |
| 1928 | #19 | 10,139 | #1,165 | 37 |
| 1927 | #17 | 10,679 | #1,080 | 43 |
| 1926 | #17 | 10,956 | #980 | 49 |
| 1925 | #15 | 11,576 | #945 | 51 |
| 1924 | #15 | 11,537 | #1,152 | 39 |
| 1923 | #15 | 11,331 | #1,420 | 27 |
| 1922 | #15 | 11,277 | #1,367 | 29 |
| 1921 | #15 | 11,955 | #1,226 | 35 |
| 1920 | #15 | 11,596 | #1,382 | 28 |
| 1919 | #13 | 11,141 | #1,351 | 28 |
| 1918 | #13 | 11,590 | #1,192 | 34 |
| 1917 | #13 | 10,990 | #1,396 | 25 |
| 1916 | #13 | 10,719 | #1,206 | 30 |
| 1915 | #13 | 10,525 | #1,265 | 27 |
| 1914 | #12 | 8,198 | #1,019 | 30 |
| 1913 | #11 | 6,934 | #1,023 | 24 |
| 1912 | #11 | 6,285 | #935 | 23 |
| 1911 | #11 | 4,813 | #856 | 15 |
| 1910 | #10 | 4,671 | #782 | 15 |
| 1909 | #10 | 4,170 | #714 | 15 |
| 1908 | #9 | 4,270 | #825 | 11 |
| 1907 | #9 | 4,107 | #699 | 14 |
| 1906 | #8 | 4,192 | #503 | 20 |
| 1905 | #10 | 3,610 | #615 | 15 |
| 1904 | #13 | 3,131 | #810 | 9 |
| 1903 | #12 | 2,996 | #783 | 9 |
| 1902 | #10 | 3,135 | #651 | 12 |
| 1901 | #12 | 2,562 | #683 | 10 |
| 1900 | #14 | 3,059 | #968 | 8 |
| 1899 | #12 | 2,523 | #857 | 7 |
| 1898 | #11 | 2,846 | #635 | 12 |
| 1897 | #16 | 2,431 | #473 | 17 |
| 1896 | #12 | 2,651 | #592 | 13 |
| 1895 | #17 | 2,457 | #795 | 8 |
| 1894 | #17 | 2,414 | #1,074 | 5 |
| 1893 | #13 | 2,434 | #615 | 11 |
| 1892 | #14 | 2,373 | #792 | 8 |
| 1891 | #16 | 2,015 | #635 | 9 |
| 1890 | #14 | 2,271 | #629 | 10 |
| 1889 | #12 | 2,145 | #673 | 9 |
| 1888 | #13 | 2,202 | #1,031 | 5 |
| 1887 | #14 | 1,819 | #583 | 10 |
| 1886 | #11 | 1,811 | #605 | 10 |
| 1885 | #11 | 1,681 | #641 | 9 |
| 1884 | #11 | 1,732 | — | |
| 1883 | #11 | 1,488 | #799 | 6 |
| 1882 | #8 | 1,542 | — | |
| 1881 | #10 | 1,308 | #706 | 7 |
| 1880 | #8 | 1,414 | — | |
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 2018
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Vermont#19 · 1 in 85
- District of Columbia#22 · 1 in 132
- Idaho#30 · 1 in 171
- Oregon#35 · 1 in 209
- Utah#37 · 1 in 201
Best ever in a state: #2 in North Dakota, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | #19 | 13 | 1 in 85 |
| District of Columbia | #22 | 23 | 1 in 132 |
| Idaho | #30 | 35 | 1 in 171 |
| Oregon | #35 | 67 | 1 in 209 |
| Massachusetts | #37 | 120 | 1 in 205 |
| Utah | #37 | 83 | 1 in 201 |
| Alaska | #39 | 13 | 1 in 158 |
| Maine | #41 | 21 | 1 in 162 |
| Washington | #43 | 119 | 1 in 256 |
| Colorado | #47 | 86 | 1 in 259 |
| Nebraska | #47 | 31 | 1 in 242 |
| Florida | #53 | 243 | 1 in 350 |
| Montana | #56 | 14 | 1 in 195 |
| Maryland | #58 | 74 | 1 in 316 |
| Nevada | #61 | 36 | 1 in 295 |
| Kansas | #64 | 41 | 1 in 294 |
| New Hampshire | #64 | 16 | 1 in 223 |
| Wyoming | #64 | 6 | 1 in 161 |
| Arizona | #65 | 87 | 1 in 338 |
| Iowa | #67 | 39 | 1 in 315 |
| Minnesota | #67 | 69 | 1 in 340 |
| New York | #68 | 217 | 1 in 399 |
| California | #69 | 466 | 1 in 407 |
| South Carolina | #73 | 51 | 1 in 347 |
| New Mexico | #75 | 19 | 1 in 306 |
| Delaware | #76 | 10 | 1 in 248 |
| Wisconsin | #76 | 62 | 1 in 359 |
| Hawaii | #77 | 11 | 1 in 263 |
| Virginia | #77 | 94 | 1 in 382 |
| Arkansas | #81 | 33 | 1 in 334 |
| Michigan | #82 | 100 | 1 in 402 |
| New Jersey | #84 | 88 | 1 in 408 |
| Alabama | #86 | 48 | 1 in 390 |
| Louisiana | #86 | 47 | 1 in 417 |
| West Virginia | #86 | 17 | 1 in 331 |
| Indiana | #87 | 72 | 1 in 413 |
| Pennsylvania | #87 | 116 | 1 in 434 |
| Connecticut | #88 | 31 | 1 in 373 |
| North Carolina | #91 | 101 | 1 in 446 |
| Oklahoma | #92 | 37 | 1 in 423 |
| Illinois | #95 | 118 | 1 in 454 |
| Georgia | #96 | 90 | 1 in 514 |
| Missouri | #96 | 60 | 1 in 442 |
| Kentucky | #97 | 41 | 1 in 433 |
| Ohio | #97 | 103 | 1 in 495 |
| Texas | #99 | 291 | 1 in 546 |
| Tennessee | #101 | 66 | 1 in 472 |
| Rhode Island | #113 | 8 | 1 in 349 |
| Mississippi | #124 | 22 | 1 in 489 |
| South Dakota | #143 | 7 | 1 in 437 |
| North Dakota | #203 | 5 | 1 in 596 |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1906 at #8 (4,192 births)
- Births halved by 1967, 61 yrs later
- Top 10: 10 yrs · run 1905–1910
- Top 100: 89 yrs · run 1880–1956
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- 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
- 18.8% of all girls named Alice (110,526) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #8 (1906) → #444 (2002) → #63 (2024)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 17,142 | #8 (1882) | #11 |
| 1890s | 24,415 | #11 (1898) | #14 |
| 1900s | 35,232 | #8 (1906) | #11 |
| 1910s | 85,866 | #10 (1910) | #12 |
| 1920s | 110,526 | #15 (1921) | #16 |
| 1930s | 78,968 | #20 (1930) | #25 |
| 1940s | 72,392 | #32 (1940) | #42 |
| 1950s | 52,074 | #57 (1950) | #86 |
| 1960s | 26,954 | #119 (1960) | #150 |
| 1970s | 11,132 | #198 (1971) | #241 |
| 1980s | 7,330 | #302 (1988) | #328 |
| 1990s | 6,466 | #345 (1990) | #404 |
| 2000s | 8,271 | #257 (2009) | #387 |
| 2010s | 30,636 | #70 (2017) | #102 |
| 2020s | 20,743 | #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 2018
Top girls' names in 2018
Top boys' names in 2018
More about 2018
girls
1,701,074 girls got a published name in 2018; 1 in 464 of them was named Alice, which outranked 99.6% of the 18,152 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,816,158 boys got a published name in 2018; 1 in 363,232 of them was named Alice, which outranked 13.9% of the 14,118 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,962 names at #12,156; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.