Ellice
Girl name · 16 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Ellice: 16 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 5 births in 2005.
Ellice is a variant of Alice, which itself derives from the Old French name Aalis, a diminutive of the Germanic name Adalheidis, meaning "noble" or "of noble kind." A famous bearer is Ellice Hopkins (1836–1904), a Scottish social reformer and writer who campaigned for the protection of women and children. The name also connects to the Ellice Islands, a former name for Tuvalu in the Pacific, which were named after an English politician, though the link to the given name is tangential. With its soft, elegant sound, Ellice offers a less common alternative to Alice or Elise, and it has seen modest but steady use in Scotland since the 1970s.
Girl 4 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 20055 babies
- Latest (2005)
- #5095 babies
- Total births
- 16since 1995
- 5-year trend
- ≈ stablevs prior 5y