Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 1998

Alize

Gender Unisex · 94% girls Rank 2025 #2,999 Trend → Stable

Alizé, or Alizée, is a female given name, taken from the word alizé, describing an intertropical trade wind.

Rank 2025
#2,999
among girls · ↓108 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
61
named Alize · -6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 29,223
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1998
355 babies
All-time total
5,684
#2,465 all-time among girls
First recorded
1987
in Social Security records

Alize popularity over time

5,684 babies have been named Alize since 1987, 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
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
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1980s 11 – 11 1 – #10,896
1990s 1,358 189 1,547 155 +13964% #711
2000s 2,738 115 2,853 285 +84% #744
2010s 881 23 904 90 -68% #1,403
2020s (to 2025) 346 23 369 62 -32% #2,733

Where Alize 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 56 0.03 outside top 500
2027 56 0.04 outside top 500
2028 57 0.04 outside top 500
2029 58 0.04 outside top 500
2030 58 0.04 outside top 500

Where Alize is most popular

Girls named Alize per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.036 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Arizona, and Texas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Alize born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
California 101 0.120 +234%
Arizona 12 0.086 +138%
Texas 51 0.063 +76%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Alize

Alize is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,999 in 2025 with 55 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1987, 5,684 American babies have been named Alize, about 94% girls and 6% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 1998, when 355 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

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 Alize stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Alize?

The median living Alize is about 21 years old; half are between 16 and 26. An estimated 5,600 people named Alize are alive in the United States today.

median 21 020406080100

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

Alize year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 55 #2,999 6 #10,753
2024 57 #2,891 8 #9,025
2023 63 #2,733 9 #8,294
2022 60 #2,823 – –
2021 57 #2,930 – –
2020 54 #2,969 – –
2019 58 #2,858 – –
2018 52 #3,112 5 #12,250
2017 63 #2,714 – –
2016 55 #3,011 – –
2015 63 #2,778 – –
2014 78 #2,354 – –
2013 102 #1,939 5 #12,219
2012 96 #2,017 8 #8,894
2011 151 #1,480 – –
2010 163 #1,403 5 #12,321
2009 189 #1,284 – –
2008 224 #1,145 7 #9,904
2007 245 #1,069 13 #6,281
2006 274 #952 15 #5,533
2005 311 #824 9 #7,656
2004 264 #918 15 #5,256
2003 324 #764 13 #5,569
2002 326 #744 11 #6,102
2001 294 #800 14 #5,151
2000 287 #796 18 #4,208
1995 143 #1,198 30 #2,505
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Famous people named Alize

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Alizée Alizée French singer (born 1984) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Alize?

The median living Alize is about 21 years old. Half of all living Alizes are between 16 and 26 years old.

How many people named Alize are alive today?

An estimated 5,600 people named Alize are alive in the United States, based on 5,684 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Alize mean?

Alizé, or Alizée, is a female given name, taken from the word alizé, describing an intertropical trade wind.

How popular is the name Alize in 2025?

Alize ranked #2,999 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 55 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Alize?

5,684 babies have been named Alize in the United States since 1987, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Alize most popular?

Alize peaked in 1998, when 355 newborns received the name.

Is Alize a boy or girl name?

Alize is used for both: about 94% of babies named Alize have been girls and 6% boys.

Is the name Alize rising or falling?

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

Will Alize become more popular?

Alize looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 58 girls named Alize in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Alize?

Well-known people named Alize include Alizée (singer).

Names like Alize

Names that sound and feel close to Alize: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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