Alice
Girl name · #65 in 2025 · Well-known
Alice ranks #65 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 3,547 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #87, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 507 girls born in 2025 was named Alice.
The 145-year story
Alice first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 1,414 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1921, when 11,955 girls were named Alice — good for #15 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Alice per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Alice in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Alice is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "well-known". A low score means broad familiarity: teachers will spell it right, and your child may share it with a classmate. For many families that's a feature, not a bug.
Where Alice is most common
Geography matters for names, and Alice is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Alice is most common in DC (7.4 per 1,000), ME (6.7 per 1,000), AK (6.7 per 1,000), ID (5 per 1,000), NH (5 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 2.7 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Alice is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Alice
Statistically, parents drawn to Alice tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Clara, Vivian, Elsie, Annie, and Rose.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Alice | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,547 | #65 |
| 2024 | 3,531 | #63 |
| 2023 | 3,349 | #66 |
| 2022 | 3,511 | #64 |
| 2021 | 3,509 | #65 |
| 2020 | 3,296 | #76 |
| 2019 | 3,552 | #73 |
| 2018 | 3,667 | #71 |
| 2017 | 3,826 | #70 |
| 2016 | 3,692 | #76 |
| 2015 | 3,426 | #87 |
| 2014 | 3,055 | #98 |
| 2013 | 2,940 | #107 |
| 2012 | 2,503 | #127 |
| 2011 | 2,195 | #142 |
| 2010 | 1,780 | #172 |
| 2009 | 1,276 | #257 |
| 2008 | 1,025 | #328 |
| 2007 | 952 | #346 |
| 2006 | 847 | #382 |
| 2005 | 756 | #413 |
| 2004 | 756 | #403 |
| 2003 | 700 | #431 |
| 2002 | 657 | #444 |
| 2001 | 633 | #440 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Alice a popular girl name?
Alice ranked #65 among girls in 2025 with 3,547 babies given the name — firmly in the top 100, so yes, it’s a popular choice. Ten years earlier it ranked #87.
When was the name Alice most popular?
Alice peaked in 1921, when 11,955 American girls received the name (ranked #15 that year). Since 1921 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Alice?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 507 newborn American girls was named Alice. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "well-known".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.