Fun Facts About the Name Alizee
- 567 babies named Alizee: U.S. records list 567 babies given the name Alizee from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Alizee Mean?
Alizée is a French feminine given name. It is usually explained as a feminine form of the French noun alizé, meaning "trade wind," as in les alizés, the steady winds that blow across the ocean. The French word was borrowed from Spanish alisio, a term for those winds. In this derivation the name's literal sense is "trade wind," not a traditional personal-name meaning such as "noble" or "beloved."
A second, less certain explanation connects Alizée with Alice, from the Germanic Adalheidis ("noble kind"), by way of Old French Alis. Because Alizée matches the French wind word exactly in form, this Alice connection is not firmly established and is not the usual explanation for the modern name.
Alizee Name History & Origins
Alizée is the feminine counterpart of Alizé, a French masculine given name based on the noun alizé. French feminine names of this kind often end in -ée, as in Aimée and Renée; Alizée follows that pattern. The underlying word entered French as a nautical term for the trade winds, and the given name developed from that word.
The name is used mainly in French-speaking regions, including France, Belgium, Switzerland, and Quebec. In English-language contexts the accent is often dropped, giving the spelling Alizee. The French singer Alizée Jacotey (born 1984) is a well-known bearer of the name.
The masculine Alizé is also occasionally used, but Alizée is the more common form.
How Popular is the Name Alizee?
Alizee has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2019. Its best rank was #3,609 in 2019.
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 | #5,249 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 2024 | #4,879 | 27 | 0.0017% |
| 2023 | #6,936 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2022 | #4,910 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 2021 | #5,755 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 2020 | #4,176 | 33 | 0.0020% |
| 2019 | #3,609 | 42 | 0.0025% |
| 2018 | #7,113 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2017 | #6,058 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2016 | #4,997 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2015 | #5,293 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2014 | #4,775 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2013 | #5,498 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2012 | #5,261 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2011 | #5,068 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2010 | #5,991 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2009 | #4,580 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 2008 | #5,294 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2007 | #6,114 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2006 | #12,484 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #8,910 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #9,927 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #10,469 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #8,312 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2001 | #15,475 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #8,570 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #12,768 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #10,896 | 7 | 0.0004% |
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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