Everything about the name ALICE
Meaning, origin, history
Popularity of the name ALICE since 1880
Birth evolution
Popularity analysis
The given statistics provide an interesting overview of the popularity of the name Alice in the United States over a span of approximately 140 years.
From 1880 to around the early 1920s, the number of girls named Alice at birth varied between roughly 700 to 12,000 annually. The peak during this period was reached in 1915 with 10,525 births, while the lowest point occurred in 1880 with only 1,414 births.
Post-1920s saw a decline in popularity for the name Alice, with numbers ranging from around 700 to 3,000 annually until the late 1960s. During this time, there were significant drops in usage, reaching an all-time low of just 858 births in 1977.
However, starting from the mid-1980s, there was a gradual resurgence in popularity for the name Alice. From around 700 births per year in the late 1980s to over 3,000 births annually by the early 2000s, the trend has continued steadily.
In recent years, the name Alice has seen consistent popularity with numbers hovering between 3,000 to 4,000 births per year. Despite fluctuations in popularity throughout history, Alice remains a classic and timeless name choice for parents in the United States.