How Many People Are Named Alyce?
An estimated 5,990 people in the United States have the first name Alyce. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 54 years old, and Alyce peaked in popularity in 1921 with 503 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Alyce as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Alyce paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,990
About 1 in 57,221 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
54
years old
Peak Year
1921
503 births
Total Registered
17,500
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Alyce
Alyce is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 17,500 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Alyce as a female name
Ranked #3,505 in 2024
44 female births in 2024
Peak: 1921 (503 births)
Alyce: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Alyce span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 3,803 babies were registered. Alyce has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Alyce by Decade
How has Alyce tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Alyce by State
Birth registrations for Alyce span all 46 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Utah, New Mexico, New Hampshire. On average, about 245 Alyces were registered per state.
Alyce + Last Name Combinations
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Alyce: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alyce?
We estimate approximately 5,990 people named Alyce are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 57,221 Americans share this first name.
Is Alyce a common name?
Alyce is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 17,500 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Alyce most popular?
Alyce reached peak popularity in 1921, when 503 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Alyce is approximately 54 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Alyce a female name?
Alyce is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Alyce Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Alyce Smith, Alyce Johnson, Alyce Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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