Alyce

Alyce: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “noble type”
Origin: Germanic
Say it: AL-iss · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Variant spelling of Alice, from Old French Aalis, ultimately from the Germanic name Adalheidis. The exact spelling Alyce is chiefly an English-language variant.

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How popular is Alyce?

202413.2 per million US babies

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Babies named Alyce in 202444

2024 rank#3,506 girls

Peak year1910

Total US babies since 188017,500

Alyce is steady now but far below its 1910 peak.

Names like Alyce

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Alicenoble type · Germanic
Allisonnoble kind · French
Alicianoble kind · Germanic
Alisonnoble kind · French
Alissonnoble kind · French
Alysonnoble kind · French
Alisanoble kind · Germanic
Alysenoble · French

Alyce questions

What does the name Alyce mean?

Alyce means "noble type". It comes from Germanic. Variant spelling of Alice, from Old French Aalis, ultimately from the Germanic name Adalheidis. The exact spelling Alyce is chiefly an English-language variant.

Is Alyce a boy or girl name?

Alyce is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Alyce?

44 US babies were named Alyce in 2024. Its peak year was 1910.

How do you pronounce Alyce?

Alyce is usually pronounced AL-iss.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.