Fun Facts About the Name Alize
- More than 5 thousand babies named Alize: U.S. records list 5,684 babies given the name Alize from 1880 through 2025. Even 350 boys received the name Alize - about 1 boy for every 15 girls.
What Does the Name Alize Mean?
Alize is a French feminine name taken from the French noun alizé, meaning "trade wind." The noun is built on an Old French element alis or alise, "smooth, even," a reference to the steady, unchanging direction of the trade winds. The usual French spelling of the name keeps the accent, Alizée; Alize is the unaccented form used in English.
A second explanation links the name to the French Alix, a form of Alice, and to the Hungarian Aliz, also a form of Alice. Those links rest mainly on the similar look and sound of the names rather than on documented development, and they compete with the trade-wind derivation. Which explanation is original is not settled, so the etymology is best treated as disputed.
Alize Name History & Origins
French navigational writing of the 17th century used alizé for the winds that blow across the tropics in a constant direction - the winds English calls the trade winds. The feminine given name Alizée was formed from that noun. The name was uncommon in France before the late 20th century, and the singer Alizée Jacotey, born in 1984, is a widely known bearer of the accented spelling.
In English-speaking countries the name is commonly written without the accent as Alize, and it serves as the simplified spelling of the French form. It is separate from the Hungarian Aliz, a traditional form of Alice, and from the Hebrew Aliza, "joyful"; the resemblance in sound is coincidental.
How Popular is the Name Alize?
Alize recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2002. Its best rank was #711 in 1998.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,999 | 55 | 0.0034% |
| 2024 | #2,879 | 57 | 0.0035% |
| 2023 | #2,732 | 63 | 0.0039% |
| 2022 | #2,822 | 60 | 0.0037% |
| 2021 | #2,927 | 57 | 0.0035% |
| 2020 | #2,968 | 54 | 0.0033% |
| 2019 | #2,858 | 58 | 0.0035% |
| 2018 | #3,112 | 52 | 0.0031% |
| 2017 | #2,713 | 63 | 0.0037% |
| 2016 | #3,011 | 55 | 0.0031% |
| 2015 | #2,775 | 63 | 0.0035% |
| 2014 | #2,354 | 78 | 0.0044% |
| 2013 | #1,939 | 102 | 0.0058% |
| 2012 | #2,017 | 96 | 0.0055% |
| 2011 | #1,480 | 151 | 0.0086% |
| 2010 | #1,403 | 163 | 0.0092% |
| 2009 | #1,284 | 189 | 0.0103% |
| 2008 | #1,145 | 224 | 0.0118% |
| 2007 | #1,069 | 245 | 0.0127% |
| 2006 | #952 | 274 | 0.0144% |
| 2005 | #824 | 311 | 0.0168% |
| 2004 | #918 | 264 | 0.0144% |
| 2003 | #764 | 324 | 0.0177% |
| 2002 | #744 | 326 | 0.0181% |
| 2001 | #800 | 294 | 0.0163% |
| 2000 | #796 | 287 | 0.0158% |
| 1999 | #732 | 307 | 0.0173% |
| 1998 | #711 | 311 | 0.0176% |
| 1997 | #767 | 274 | 0.0157% |
| 1996 | #749 | 282 | 0.0161% |
| 1995 | #1,198 | 143 | 0.0081% |
| 1994 | #4,247 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1993 | #7,047 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1992 | #13,371 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #10,895 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #11,360 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,753 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #8,987 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #8,289 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #12,246 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #12,218 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #8,894 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #12,319 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #9,904 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #6,279 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 2006 | #5,533 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 2005 | #7,654 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #5,255 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2003 | #5,569 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2002 | #6,102 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #5,151 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2000 | #4,208 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1999 | #3,991 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1998 | #2,095 | 44 | 0.0023% |
| 1997 | #1,791 | 53 | 0.0028% |
| 1996 | #1,985 | 44 | 0.0023% |
| 1995 | #2,504 | 30 | 0.0016% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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