Alyce
Spelling variant of Alice, which came through the Old French Aalis from the Germanic Adalheidis, a name built on adal, meaning noble.
Alyce in 2025
Alyce was given to 38 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 6,719th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 87,246 babies born.
The history of Alyce
Alyce reached its highest point in 1921, when 503 babies were given the name, ranking 543rd that year. Its best-ever ranking was 517th, in 1910.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 17,539 babies have been named Alyce. Half of them were born before 1934, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Silent Generation.
Alyce by decade
| Decade | Babies named Alyce | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 71 | 1,013 |
| 1890s | 197 | 932 |
| 1900s | 675 | 542 |
| 1910s | 2,904 | 517 |
| 1920s | 3,803 | 543 |
| 1930s | 2,409 | 645 |
| 1940s | 2,167 | 813 |
| 1950s | 1,521 | 1,030 |
| 1960s | 901 | 1,639 |
| 1970s | 530 | 2,145 |
| 1980s | 585 | 2,287 |
| 1990s | 464 | 3,391 |
| 2000s | 424 | 5,323 |
| 2010s | 643 | 4,121 |
| 2020s | 245 | 5,433 |
Where Alyce is heading
Alyce has fallen 52% over the past decade, from 79 babies in 2015 to 38 in 2025.
Names like Alyce
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Alyce.