US rank #5608 Girls' name Peak 1987 3,583 births

Alise — #5608 US girls' name

3,583 babies named Alise in U.S. Social Security records since 1908, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#5608
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 68% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Alise was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

92 babies were named Alise in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alise

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,583 babies named Alise between 1908 and 2024, spanning 117 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alise currently holds the #5608 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 92 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alise performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 740 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Alise shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 293 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Alise in 19 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alise in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 3,583 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Alise at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,583

Since 1908

117 years of records

Peak year

1987

92 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,608

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1908

Recorded for 117 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alise popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1908

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1987)
92
Annual births at peak — across 117 years of records
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Alise by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
740 births that decade — 21% of Alise's all-time total
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Alise by state

Where Alise concentrates geographically — total births since 1908

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Alise
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
293 8.2%
#2 Texas
133 3.7%
#3 New York
81 2.3%
#4 Illinois
53 1.5%
#5 Florida
52 1.5%
#6 Ohio
47 1.3%
#7 Michigan
44 1.2%
#8 Pennsylvania
33 0.9%
California share of Alise's total US births 8.2%
Even split

293 of 3,583 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.

Alise appears in 19 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alise?
3,583 babies have been named Alise since 1908. It currently ranks #5608 among girls. The peak year was 1987 with 92 births.
When was Alise most popular?
Alise was most popular in the 2000s decade with 740 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Alise most popular?
The top states for the name Alise are California (293 births), Texas (133 births), New York (81 births).
How long has the name Alise been used?
Alise has been recorded in Social Security data since 1908, spanning 117 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alise?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alice, Alicia, Alison, Alisha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1908–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.