Alice
Alice is a girls' name of French origin meaning “noble, of noble kind.” It ranked #55 in the United States in 2025. A French form of the Germanic name Adelaide, Alice entered the English-speaking world through the Normans.
how do you pronounce Alice?
AL-is
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what does Alice mean?
The name Alice means “noble, of noble kind.” It comes from the French language tradition.
A French form of the Germanic name Adelaide, Alice entered the English-speaking world through the Normans. Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) gave the name an enduring literary association with curiosity, wonder, and imagination.
where does the name Alice come from?
From the Old French Aalis, a contracted form of the Germanic Adalheidis — the same source as Adelaide, from adal meaning noble. Norman French wore the four syllables down to two, so Alice and Adelaide are the same name at different degrees of erosion.
the history of Alice
Alice was ordinary in medieval England, faded, and returned in the nineteenth century. Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, written for Alice Liddell and published in 1865, then made it one of the most recognisable names in English literature. It has been in the British top hundred almost continuously since.
how popular is this name?
| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 2024 | #55 |
| 2023 | #58 |
| 2022 | #62 |
| 2021 | #64 |
| 2020 | #68 |
Source: SSA National Baby Names Dataset
what are the nicknames and variants of Alice?
Nicknames
Variants around the world
who are famous people named Alice?
- Alice in Wonderland (literary character)
- Alice Walker (author)
- Alice Paul (suffragist)
- Alice Cooper (musician)
what names are similar to Alice?
what names go well with Alice?
Sibling names that share Alice's rhythm and register without echoing it too closely.
Last reviewed April 30, 2026 · Curated by HushName editorial
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