Recorded 1913–2016 Girls' name Peak 1988 379 births

Allyce — girls' name

379 babies named Allyce in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51930s61950s181960s121980s1861990s972000s202010s35
1980s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Allyce was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

53 babies were named Allyce in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Allyce

The Social Security Administration has registered 379 babies named Allyce between 1913 and 2016, spanning 104 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Allyce currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 53 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Allyce performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 186 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Allyce shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Allyce in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Allyce 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 379 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.

Allyce at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

379

Since 1913

104 years of records

Peak year

1988

53 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1913

Recorded for 104 years

Last year on file: 2016

Allyce popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1913

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1988)
53
Annual births at peak — across 104 years of records
0204060 201620112001199519911987196419531913 5

Allyce by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
186 births that decade — 49% of Allyce's all-time total
1910s51930s61950s181960s121980s1861990s972000s202010s35

Allyce by state

Where Allyce concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Allyce
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
12 3.2%
#2 Illinois
8 2.1%
#3 Michigan
6 1.6%
#4 New York
6 1.6%
California share of Allyce's total US births 3.2%
Even split

12 of 379 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Allyce?
379 babies have been named Allyce since 1913. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1988 with 53 births.
When was Allyce most popular?
Allyce was most popular in the 1980s decade with 186 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Allyce most popular?
The top states for the name Allyce are California (12 births), Illinois (8 births), Michigan (6 births).
How long has the name Allyce been used?
Allyce has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 104 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Allyce?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Allison, Allyson, Allie, Ally, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1913–2016 (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.