Gender
Origin
- English
- brother of Cliges (twelfth century)
Syllables
2
Themes
- Arthurian Legend
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Alis
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2006 (rank #12041, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #4172, 34 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 34 |
| 2024 | – | 25 |
| 2023 | – | 24 |
| 2022 | – | 28 |
| 2021 | – | 29 |
| 2020 | – | 13 |
| 2019 | – | 14 |
| 2018 | – | 13 |
| 2017 | – | 15 |
| 2016 | – | 17 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #1961, 14 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4200, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2016 | 12 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #3321, 7 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3930, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence