Girls' name · since 1908
Alise
3,613 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.
- #3,181 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,674 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,613
- born since 1908
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alise currently ranks #4674 among girls' names in America, with 3,613 babies recorded since 1908.
Social Security Administration records show Alise recorded 3,613 times among girls since 1908, holding rank #4674 nationally today, ahead of 73% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1908 to 2025.
- #3,181 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,674 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,613 born since 1908
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alise ranks #3,181 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,674 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,613 born since 1908, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,181 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,674 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,613
- born since 1908
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alise's 3,613 recorded births place it above 95.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Alise compares
3,613 Top 16% higher than 84% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Alise's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alise | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,613 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 92 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alise's SSA record in two at 1972 and the more recent half accounts for 81% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 19%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1912, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 92, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alise popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–2025
- Peak year (1987)
- 92
- Annual births at peak, across 118 years of records
Alise by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (740 births, 20% of the file).
2000s was Alise's strongest decade.
740 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Alise births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 9
1900s
9 births
- 1910s 72
1910s
72 births
- 1920s 82
1920s
82 births
- 1930s 28
1930s
28 births
- 1940s 34
1940s
34 births
- 1950s 135
1950s
135 births
- 1960s 286
1960s
286 births
- 1970s 204
1970s
204 births
- 1980s
1980s
561 births
- 1990s
1990s
612 births
- 2000s
2000s
740 births
- 2010s
2010s
676 births
- 2020s 174
2020s
174 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 740 births (20% of all-time use).
How Alise compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Alise's total volume
Alise by state
Where Alise concentrates geographically, total births since 1908
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 293 | 8.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 133 | 3.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 81 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 53 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Florida | | 52 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 47 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 44 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 33 | 0.9% |
293 of 3,613 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Alise appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alise's data
- Alise's decade-level peak was the 2000s (740 total births); usage has since declined to 174 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Alises (293 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alise: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~117 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1908–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Alise draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.