Alice

German

"noble"

Alice Origin and Meaning

The name Alice is a girl's name of German origin meaning "noble".

Alice is a classic literary name that's both strong and sweet, ranking in the US Top 100 and popular throughout the western world. Alice is derived from the Old French name Aalis, a diminutive of Adelais that itself came from the Germanic name Adalhaidis, which is composed of the Proto-Germanic elements aþala, meaning "noble," and haidu, "kind, appearance, type."

Alice is quite distinct among traditional girls’ names—more feminine and dainty than Mary and Helen, more substantive than Ann or Jane, yet with more lightness and innocent charm than Margaret or Katharine.

Alice has been riding a fresh wave of popularity, not only in the US and other English-speaking countries but in places as diverse as Italy, France, Brazil, and Sweden. That makes Alice a remarkably international choice.

Alice is a darling of literature, from the immortal heroine in Alice in Wonderland to an unusual number of fine modern writers like Alices Munro, Walker, Sebold, Hoffman, McDermott, Adams, and Elliott Dark. In other fields, there were First Daughter Alice Roosevelt, painter Alice Neel, food innovator Alice Waters, and literary figure Alice B. Toklas, to name a few.

As a British royal, Alice was Queen Victoria's second daughter, the princess who shocked her Victorian mother by breastfeeding her baby. More recently, Tina Fey helped popularize the name when she chose it for her daughter.

Alice Rank in US Top 1000

# 65 in the US

Alice Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 22 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Alice

• 65 US 2023
• 22 Nameberry 2025
• 10 Canada 2023
• 91 Future 2035
• 50 England 2023
• 76 Scotland 2024
• 52 Ireland 2024
• 62 Australia 2024
• 62 New Zealand 2024
• 8 France 2023
• 185 Germany 2016
• 8 Italy 2023
• 2 Portugal 2023
• 349 Mexico 2021
• 4 Brazil 2024
• 2 Sweden 2024
• 6 Belgium 2023
• 18 Switzerland 2023
• 46 Chile 2021
• 83 Cats 2022

20 Names Similar to Alice

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Alice.

• Penelope
• Clara
• Eleanor
• Lucy
• Rose
• Violet
• Jane
• Charlotte
• Josephine
• Eliza
• Juliet
• Evelyn
• Amelia
• Matilda
• Cora
• Elizabeth
• Nora
• Lily
• Margaret
• Caroline

Famous People Named Alice

• (Marie) Alice Heine Princess consort of Albert I of Monaco
• Alice of Champagne Queen consort of Hugh I of Cyprus
• Alice Maud Mary Princess of the U.K.; Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine; daughter of Queen Victoria
• (Victoria) Alice Elizabeth Julia Marie of Battenberg Princess Andrew of Greece and Denmark, mother of Britain's Prince Philip
• Alice Mary Victoria Augusta Pauline of Albany Princess of the U.K.; Countess of Athlone; granddaughter of Queen Victoria
• Alice Christabel Montagu Douglas Scott Princess of the U.K.; Duchess of Gloucester; wife of Prince Henry
• Alice (Alicia Maria Carolina Ferdinanda Rachael Giovanna Filomena) Princess of Bourbon,Parma, Grand Duchess of Tuscany
• Alice Perrers mistress of King Edward III of England
• Alice Babette Toklas American memoirist; partner of author Gertrude Stein
• Alice Sophia Eve English actress
• Alice Taglioni French actress
• Alice Glass Canadian American lead singer of band Crystal Castles
• Alice Hannah Meiqui Greczyn American actress and model
• Alice Ann Munro Canadian novelist
• Alice Lisle English martyr
• Alice Stokes Paul American suffragist
• Alice Roosevelt Longworth daughter of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt
• Alice Schwarzer German feminist and publisher
• Alice Sebold American novelist
• Alice Malsenior Walker American novelist and activist
• Alice Jane Evans British actress
• Alice Ripley American actress
• Alice Burdeu Australian fashion model
• Alice Pleasance Liddell English girl who inspired Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland"
• Alice Allegra Englert Australian actress
• Alice Felgate British actress
• Alice of Jerusalem Princess of Antioch
• Alice Hoffman American novelist
• Alice McDermott American novelist
• Alice Faye (born Alice Jeane Leppert) American actress
• Alice Siu Ping Chan Wong, Canadian MP and cabinet minister
• Alice Mary Tait Australian Olympic swimmer
• Alice "Allie" Marriott co,founder of Marriott International
• Alice Waters American chef
• Alice Cecilia Linh Svensson Swedish singer
• Elizabeth Alice "Ali" MacGraw American actress
• Alice Cooper (born Vincent Furnier) American male rock musician
• Alice Massey (b. 1977) daughter of actors Daniel Massey and Penelope Wilton
• Alice Nina Deen (b. 1982) daughter of designer Nina Campbell
• Alice Walker (b. 1991) daughter of singer Sara Dallin of Bananarama and dancer Bassey Walker
• Alice Coltrane (b. 1998) daughter of actor Robbie Coltrane
• Alice Zenobia Richmond (b. 2005) daughter of actress Tina Fey and Jeff Richmond
• Alice Ann Cavanagh (b. 2006) daughter of actor Tom Cavanagh
• Alice Rigney Oswalt (b. 2009) daughter of actor Patton Oswalt
• Alice Grace Green (b. 2013) daughter of novelist John Green
• Alice Harper Fiore Tigerman (b. 2013) daughter of actress Kathryn Fiore and Gabriel Tigerman
• Alice Rose Wood (b. 2016) daughter of English rock musician, songwriter, multi,instrumentalist, artist, author and radio personality Ronnie Wood
• Alice Goodwin (b. 1985) British Glamour Model from England
• Alice Ball American chemist

The name Alice in Pop Culture

• "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland " novel by Lewis Carroll
• Alice Kingsleigh character in 2010 film "Alice in Wonderland," based on the novel
• Alice Abernathy main character in "Resident Evil" series
• Alice Ayres character in play/film "Closer"
• Alice Baskerville character in the manga/anime "Pandora Hearts"
• Alice Hyatt main character in "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore," 1974 film and TV series "Alice"
• Alice "Lola" Ackerman character in "Cam"
• Alice Cullen character in the Twilight Saga
• Alice McKinley main character in the Alice series by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
• Alice Kinnon character in 1998 film "The Last Days of Disco"
• "The Disappearance of Alice Creed " 2009 thriller film
• Alice Longbottom character in the "Harry Potter" series
• Alice Stockhour character in Lauren DeStefano's "The Internment Chronicles"
• Alice character in "Living Dead Girl" by Elizabeth Scott
• Dame Alice character in "Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer
• Alice Donnelly character in "Racing with the Moon"
• Alice May Doyle character on TV's "Frasier"
• Alice Fairfax character in "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte
• Alice Holbrook character in "The Truth About Love"
• Alice Leeds character in "Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac" by Gabrielle Zevin
• Alice Menton character in "Facing Death" by G. A. Henty
• Alice Munro character in "The Last of the Mohicans" by James Fenimore Cooper
• Alice Quinn character in "The Magicians" by Lev Grossman
• Alice Woods character in "Channel Zero"
• Alice Rannt character in "Sims: 3 Moonlight Bay"
• Alice Westfall Rasheed character in "Virgins of Paradise" by Barbara Wood
• Alice Starky character in "This Golden Land" by Barbara Wood
• Alice Tallis character in 2002 film "Killing Me Softly"
• Alice Twilight character in "No More Heroes 2"
• Alice Wood character in "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte
• Alice Angel character in Jenny Nimmo's "The Children of the Red King" series
• Alice Hamilton main character in 2009 miniseries "Alice"
• Alice Jean Stamper Greer Elleston character in Barbara Kingsolver's "The Bean Trees"
• Alice May Waters character in novel "Shooter" by Caroline Pignat
• Alice Elizabeth Milthorpe twin character in the "Prophecy of the Sisters" trilogy; twin of sister Amelia
• Alice Cooper mother to Polly and Betty Cooper in Archie Comics and TV's Riverdale
• Alice character in "Normal Lost Phone"
• Alice character in "The Ancient Magus's Bride"
• "Go Ask Alice " 1971 novel written anonymously
• Alice a programming language
• Alice in Chains an American rock band
• Alice Nine Japanese rock band
• Alice + Olivia a fashion brand
• "Alice " a song by Moby
• "Alice Academy " anime series
• Alice character in video game Detroit Become Human
• Alice Mayberry character in 'The Clock' (1945) played by Judy Garland
• Alice character in the Dilbert Comic Strip
• Alice Morgan character in TV show “Luther”
• Alice character from the Star Trek: Voyager episode titled "Alice" , Alice was the name that Tom Paris gave to an alien shuttlecraft he bought from Abaddon's Repository of Lost Treasures in the Delta Quadrant. The ship's computer contained a program that could manifest itself as a person to its pilot.
• Alice Lonsdale (nee Parslow) character in "The Book of Dust" series by Philip Pullman.

International Variations of the name Alice

• Aili Scottish
• Alisa Russian
• Alisia Polish
• Alika Hawaiian
• Alya Russian
• Aliz Greek
• Alizala Polish
• Alica Czech
• Alizka Greek
• Ailis Irish
• Aleka Hawaiian
• Alike Greek
• Licha Spanish
• Lici Greek
• Alicia Spanish