Where are all the baby Alices?

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It's a name we're considering but after growing up with a massively popular name and all the irritations that come with that myself, I'm slightly put off by how quickly it's jumping up the rankings. It's gone from 50th in 2007 to 27th last year.

Having said that, the youngest I know personally is a teenager. So where are all the baby Alices?! Do you know any and where in the country are they?

Thank you!

I was surprised to see it so high on the lists when I last checked. None in DS1's year. I have only met one 1 year old with that name.

But there are so many different girls' names that you are unlikely to get the concentration of names in one place as you are with boys' names (i.e. more boys have the same names iyswim) So , as someone said above, number 25 (or whatever it was) will only translate into 1500 names or so per year which really isn't many.

It is a classic which will always sound fine - e.g. to me, Emily still sounds lovely even though it's been in the top 10 for years and years.

Thank you everyone! DH and I do both love Alice, making it one of the only names we agree on! It does seem like people know a real mix of ages which I like as it does make it more timeless even as it becomes more popular. You're also right about the vast number of different girls' names there are to choose from now. When it was this high in the mid 90s there were over 2000 babies named Alice each year.

Akorda Emily is also on our list but 3rd in the rankings is a bit high for me, especially as it doesn't sound great with our surname. If only DH would agree to Vivienne

I've got a baby Alice . She's the only one I've met so far (London, and I go to a lot of baby and toddler activities). I know one 10 year old, one in her 30s, and one who'd be 100+ if she were still alive. That sort of spread is pretty much the definition of a classic.

I was a bit put off by the fact that it's rising in popularity, but I don't think it's the next Isla or Isabelle. And as a PP said, at 27 in last years list that's about 2000 babies in the whole country. DS had number 10 in our region for his year of birth and I've only ever met 2 of a similar age.

I know a 16 year old Alice and 2 twenty something Alice's

Not keen on the name I'm afraid

I've got a small Alys here in the South East, haven't met any others since she was born nearly three years ago.

I am part of a group of 60 babies/ children aged 6m/ 4yr and last session there were 6alices there; weirdly all aged 1-2yr.

I have a 3 year old Alys , also in south east.
I know of a baby Alice and a couple a similar age to DD.
I don't hear a lot of people talking about Alice as a name so I don't think it's too popular.

I know two baby Alice's lovely name.

I'm in North West England.

I know one born earlier this year.

Unsure if she is Alice or Alys though (in Wales).

Good question OP, I don't know any baby Alices (and I have met a lot of baby girls...)

I know one my age and one in her 20s

Go for it

I know 3 under the age of two - all the children of teachers. Not sure what that tells you.

I have an Alice, she's 3 and a half.

threepiecesuite I might also be a teacher! Obviously they've not been put off by an Alice that they've taught! Or maybe they've never taught any and that's the attraction

I know two Alices in their twenties, one in her fifties and a couple in their 70s. It's one of those classical names that's never madly in or out of fashion here in Ireland.

I know 2 20 something Alices, 1 30 something and a 4 week old :)

I know 4 baby/toddler Alices, all in London. Beautiful name.

I know of three all ages around 5 but not met any. Baby Alices recently. Lovely name.

a colleague has just named his daughter Alys here in South Wales. I know about 3 or 4 Alys's total who are all under 6 but none Alice's.

I have an Alice (18m). I know of 3 more: age 3,4,7, all in Scotland. I don't think it's too popular up here.

PS I predict the next Royal Baby will be called Alice, if it's a girl.

I have a 6 yr old Alice. Know of one other 3yr old and also once knew a very lovely 80 something Alice! I too have a feeling that it could potentially be a royal baby name.

Don't know any who are children.

Lovely sounding name, hate the Alice spelling though, think it's the 'lice' part. Love Alys.

All the Alice's I know are in their thirties! I think I know 4. There was a thread on here recently about names that people irrational hate and Alice came up loads, which is weird cos I think it's a lovely name.