Alice

“of noble lineage”

Girl’s name, of Germanic origin. Lire en français

Births per 10,000 babies born in France, from 1986 to 2025 (INSEE).

Meaning and origin of Alice

Alice means “of noble lineage” and is of Germanic origin.

Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1906.
Over recent years, Alice has been stable (−3.9% a year).
In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Alice every 1.4 schools, all spellings combined.

Alice ranks 42^nd in Ireland, 43^rd in Ontario (Canada) and 47^th in British Columbia (Canada), against 11^th in France.

IrelandCSO · 2023-25
42^nd girls’ name333 babies in 3 years1 girl in 195−4.3% a year
Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
60^th girls’ name102 babies in 3 years1 girl in 221−6.4% a year
New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
58^th girls’ name185 babies in 3 years1 girl in 227−4.4% a year
British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
47^th girls’ name170 babies in 3 years1 girl in 234−2.5% a year
ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
62^nd girls’ name201 babies in 3 years1 girl in 271−4.1% a year
England and WalesONS · 2023-25
50^th girls’ name2,676 babies in 3 years1 girl in 287−10.1% a year
Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
43^rd girls’ name530 babies in 3 years1 girl in 292−5% a year
United StatesSSA · 2023-25
65^th girls’ name10,427 babies in 3 years1 girl in 463+0.5% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

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