Allice
Of French origin, meaning "noble and kind".
Name Census estimates that about 35 living Americans carry the first name Allice. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Allice today is around 53 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Allice births was 1925 (12 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Allice. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Allice. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
35
~ 1 in 9,792,981 Americans
Peak year
1925
12 babies that year
Average age
53
years old
2017 SSA rank
#16,045
Tracked since 1884
Census
Allice in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 246 people with the first name Allice, which placed it at #33,566 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#33,566
National first-name rank
People counted
246
246 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
54.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Allice
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Allice is White at 54.5%. The next largest groups are Black (24.0%) and Hispanic (9.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Allice described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Allice at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White54.5% · 134
- Black or African American24.0% · 59
- Hispanic or Latino9.3% · 23
- Asian and Pacific Islander8.5% · 21
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.0% · 5
- Two or more races1.6% · 4
Popularity
Allice: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Allice from the 1880s through to the 2010s, spanning 10 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 64 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Allice by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Allice during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Allice
The given name Allice has its origins in the French language, derived from the Old French name Alis, which itself descended from the Germanic name Adalhaidis or Adalheid. This name was composed of the elements "adal" meaning "noble" and "haid" meaning "kind, sort, type." The name Adalheid was later Latinized as Adelais or Alaiz, and eventually evolved into the French form Alis or Alice.
The name Allice gained popularity in medieval Europe, particularly in France and England. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the "Chanson de Roland," an ancient French epic poem from the late 11th century, where a character named Alis or Aalis is mentioned. The name was also borne by several historical figures, such as Alice of Thouars (c. 1201-1246), a Duchess of Brittany, and Alice of Burgundy (1292-1349), the daughter of Robert II, Duke of Burgundy.
In the 13th century, the name Allice was introduced to England by the Norman nobility, and it became increasingly common among the English aristocracy. One notable figure was Alice de Lacy, Countess of Lincoln (c. 1281-1348), who was a wealthy heiress and landowner. Another prominent bearer of the name was Alice Perrers (c. 1348-1400), a longtime mistress of King Edward III of England.
During the Renaissance period, the name Allice continued to be popular across Europe. In Italy, it was rendered as Alicia or Alissia, and was borne by figures like Alicia Galiana (c. 1500-1570), a renowned Renaissance poet from Valencia. In France, the name Alis or Alice was favored by the nobility, such as Alice de Montmorency (c. 1530-1598), a member of the powerful Montmorency family.
In the 17th century, the name Allice gained traction in the English-speaking world, particularly in England and the American colonies. One notable bearer was Alice Lee (1619-1648), an early settler in Virginia and the daughter of Sir Walter Lee. Another was Alice Morse Earle (1851-1911), an American historian and author renowned for her works on colonial New England.
As the centuries progressed, the name Allice continued to be used across various cultures and regions, with variations in spelling and pronunciation. Some other notable historical figures with the name include Alice Roosevelt Longworth (1884-1980), the daughter of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, and Alice B. Toklas (1877-1967), an American writer and lifelong partner of Gertrude Stein.
People
Allice + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Allice as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Allice: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Allice?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 35 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Allice going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 9,792,981 US residents.
Is Allice a common name?
We classify Allice as "Very Rare". It ranks above 48.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 194 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Allice most popular?
The single biggest year for Allice was 1925, when 12 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Allice is about 53 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Allice in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 246 people with the name Allice, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #33,566 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Allice in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Allice?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Allice appears almost entirely female. Of the 246 people counted with this name, 99.6% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Allice?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Allice is White at 54.5%. The next largest groups are Black (24.0%) and Hispanic (9.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Allice most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Allice in the 2020 Census, accounting for 54.5% (134 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Allice in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Allice a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Allice in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Allice still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Allice in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Allice can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Allice as a first name?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.