The first name Alice
A girl’s name meaning “noble”, “character”.
Pronounced /ˈæl.ɪs/ 2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Alice means “noble”, “character”.
From Middle English Alice, from Old French Alys, Alice, from Old High German Adalheid, proposed to derive from Proto-Germanic *aþalaz (“noble”) + *haiduz (“character”). Doublet of Adelaide.
More names that mean noble.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 825 girls were named Alice, making it the 52nd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1996, with 2,357 births (#25).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Alice with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Alice at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 3,547 girls born in the United States were named Alice, the 65th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1921, when 11,955 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Alice in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Spelled Alice in Czech, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese and Swedish too.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
Famous people named Alice
267 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Alice MunroCanadian writer (1931–2024)
- Alice WalkerAmerican author and activist (born 1944)
- Alice CooperAmerican singer (born 1948)
- Alice BradyAmerican actress (1892–1939)
- Alice PaulAmerican suffragist, feminist, and activist (1885–1977)
- Alice EveBritish actress, born 1982
- Alice Augusta BallAfrican American chemist (1892–1916)
- Alice Guy-BlachéFrench film director (1873–1968)
- Alice WaltonAmerican heiress to the fortune of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., born 1949
- Alice BragaBrazilian actress and producer (b. 1983)
- Alice FayeAmerican actress and singer (1915–1998)
- Alice LiddellEnglish woman, basis of the character in "Alice in Wonderland" (1852–1934)
Questions
- What does the name Alice mean?
- Alice means “noble”, “character”.
- How popular is the name Alice?
- In 2025, 825 girls born in England and Wales were named Alice, ranking 52nd. Its peak was 1996, with 2,357 births.
- Is Alice a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 590,106 US babies named Alice since 1880 were girls.
- When was Alice most popular?
- 1921 in the United States, when 11,955 babies were named Alice, its highest rank at 15th.
- How do you pronounce Alice?
- Alice is /ˈæl.ɪs/, 2 syllables.
- What are other spellings of Alice?
- Alix.