Holding steady, #14,942 for girls today.
Popularity of Elice since 1918
Babies named Elice per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1954, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Elice's real moment was 1940.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 12 |
| 1920s | 12 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1940s | 22 |
| 1950s | 34 |
| 1960s | 26 |
| 1970s | 8 |
| 1980s | 38 |
| 1990s | 26 |
| 2000s | 34 |
| 2010s | 20 |
| 2020s | 10 |
Meaning & origin
Elice is a rare feminine name first recorded in 1918. Its peak popularity came in 1940, but it has never been common. In 2025, Elice ranked 14,942 with a frequency of 1 in every 321,453 births. The name's trajectory has been stable, suggesting occasional use without trending. As a likely variant of Alice, it carries a sense of vintage charm. Its rarity gives it a distinctive quality for parents seeking an uncommon but familiar-sounding name.
Elice is likely a variant of Alice, which derives from Old French Adelais, from Germanic Adalhaidis, composed of adal 'noble' and haid 'kind, sort'. Alice became popular in England in the Middle Ages. Elice appears as a less common spelling, especially in the early 20th century.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Ellie, El
Sibling names for Elice
Names that share Elice's style, for a brother or sister.
