Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1987

Alise

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #4,665 Trend ↓ Falling 32%
Rank 2025
#4,665
among girls · ↑793 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
29
named Alise · +26% vs 2024
How common
1 in 55,423
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1987
92 babies
All-time total
3,613
#3,181 all-time among girls
First recorded
1908
in Social Security records

Alise popularity over time

3,613 babies have been named Alise since 1908, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1987Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s 9 1 – #1,442
1910s 72 7 +700% #1,939
1920s 82 8 +14% #2,619
1930s 28 3 -66% #2,981
1940s 34 3 +21% #4,064
1950s 135 14 +297% #2,475
1960s 286 29 +112% #2,032
1970s 204 20 -29% #2,429
1980s 561 56 +175% #1,424
1990s 612 61 +9% #1,796
2000s 740 74 +21% #1,969
2010s 676 68 -9% #2,190
2020s (to 2025) 174 29 -57% #4,013

Where Alise is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 27 0.02 outside top 500
2027 26 0.02 outside top 500
2028 24 0.02 outside top 500
2029 23 0.01 outside top 500
2030 23 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Alise

Alise is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,665 in 2025 with 29 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1908, 3,613 American babies have been named Alise. Its peak came in 1987, when 92 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1980s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Alise stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Alise?

The median living Alise is about 27 years old; half are between 15 and 39. An estimated 3,300 people named Alise are alive in the United States today.

median 27 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Alise year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 29 #4,665
2024 23 #5,458
2023 31 #4,462
2022 23 #5,470
2021 33 #4,250
2020 35 #4,013
2019 44 #3,503
2018 46 #3,399
2017 66 #2,635
2016 69 #2,564
2015 63 #2,777
2014 74 #2,442
2013 81 #2,284
2012 85 #2,207
2011 86 #2,190
2010 62 #2,805
2009 67 #2,707
2008 74 #2,538
2007 81 #2,349
2006 90 #2,149
2005 87 #2,122
2004 62 #2,654
2003 63 #2,556
2002 57 #2,675
2001 74 #2,194
2000 85 #1,969
1995 47 #2,624
1990 80 #1,796
1985 63 #1,786
1980 19 #3,995
1975 17 #3,776
1970 24 #2,858
1965 33 #2,032
1960 27 #2,246
1955 20 #2,475
1950 5 #5,308
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 9 #3,062
1925 13 #2,619
1920 7 #3,971
1915 9 #2,905
1910 7 #1,939
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Alise, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Alise?

The median living Alise is about 27 years old. Half of all living Alises are between 15 and 39 years old.

How many people named Alise are alive today?

An estimated 3,300 people named Alise are alive in the United States, based on 3,613 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Alise in 2025?

Alise ranked #4,665 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 29 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Alise?

3,613 babies have been named Alise in the United States since 1908, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Alise most popular?

Alise peaked in 1987, when 92 newborns received the name.

Is Alise a boy or girl name?

Alise is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Alise rising or falling?

Alise is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Alise become more popular?

Alise is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 23 girls named Alise in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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