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Alice

“Noble character” — Germanic via Old French origin

Girl's name · #65 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Alice has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #8 (1880) · 588,147 babies named Alice all-time · 1 in 450 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #2 in Portugal (2023) · #3 in Sweden (2025) · #5 in Belgium (2025) · #6 in Brazil (2025) · #9 in Italy (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Alices

• Alice Munro — Canadian writer (1931–2024)
• Alice Walker — American author and activist (born 1944)
• Alice Weidel — German politician (born 1979), AfD
• Alice Brady — American actress (1892–1939)
• Alice Paul — American suffragist, feminist, and activist (1885–1977)

In stories & tradition

• Alice — Alice's Adventures in Wonderland · Through the Looking-Glass
• Alice Longbottom — Harry Potter · Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• Alice Abernathy — Resident Evil · Resident Evil: Apocalypse

What Alices become

Among 3,513 notable people named Alice:

Artists & writers appear 1.62× more often than among typical names — e.g. Alice Munro, Canadian writer (1931–2024).

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