Alice- suddenly popular?

[sydenhamhiller]

Am now 40 +1 weeks with DC3, and thank goodness, as still have not decided name.

We have always liked Alice, but have noticed a few baby name threads saying it is very trendy at the moment. DC1 and 2 are 8 and 6, and in their age group we don't know any Alices at all - but for all I know, baby groups may be bursting at the seams with Alices! :)

(As I've posted before, I'm a little crazy on this topic as we named DD1 Isla when it was nowhere in top 100, and now it's depressingly popular.)

So...what do you think? Is your area overwhelmed by Alices under-2?

Every week my two year old son attends - Stay and Play sessions x2, preschool sessions x2 and swimming lessons.

We also go to the park, library, rhyme time, beach and other similar places often meeting the same families.

From all that we know one Alice. I also have a friend on Facebook who has an Alice.

I think you may find another one is a baby group but it isn't massively popular. It does of course depend on where you live (I am South Coast).

Hope that helps!

Not met any under two here (south) in fact the only one I know is my sister and shes mid 20s

I know one Alice, she is 10

Don't know any little Alices.

I know two little girls named Alice. Both born within the last couple of years

I know of one little Alice.

I know one, born last month

According to the stats it's actually gone down in popularity lately. Personally I know a few older girls and women called Alice but no young children at all.

Although I did start thinking about it as a name for my (still pregnant with) DD today... :)

I know of a few Alices in their mid teens.

My dd has just turned 1, she's an Alice

I worked on a labour ward for 4 months this Spring and don't remember any girls called Alice. South Coast. It's a lovely name and would go with Isla, v feminine.

it's my dd2's middle name,don't know anyone who has it as a first name

My DD is Alice, she is nearly 3. And it has the added benefit that when she's being a monster I can call her the Alligator.

It's my sister's name (mid-20s), and she had seven in her year at school! Only know of one little one at the moment. Think it's always popular rather than 'suddenly' - certainly not faddy.

I know one Alice age 4.5

Mine is the only Alice I know and even that is just her middle name.

Just go for it

We go to gym class, playgroup, toddler swimming and ballet with DD.

There is one Alice in her ballet school, and she is 7.

I think you will be okay. It is popular, but it won't be as common as say maisie/millie/lily, or so it seems, as every other child has one of those names!

I know one Alice, she is 4. I'm a midwife, and can't say I have seen more than one or two this year.

Alice was on my name list for this baby, but its a DS! So.....!

in 2007 it was 43rd
In 2008 it was 46th
In 2010 it was 43rd again

I know lots of 16/17 yo Alices, but only one under 10.

What about ailish? Gaelic for alice.

Alice is lovely though and I don't know any.

Alice is a lovely name, was going to use it for DD, but ended up for her second name, i don't know any Alice's

I don't know any children named Alice. If I'd had a girl I'd have called her Alice too

Ah, thanks everyone. Have name, now just need baby!

I have an Alice. There is another Alice at her preschool who also has same first letter of surname. A bit annoying but they aren't the same school year. Don't know any others!