girl's name

Alsace

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 216

Alsace is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 1923 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 1914, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1902.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Alsace over time

Births per decade in France, 1900s to 1950s. The striped bar is the 1950s, still in progress — it covers 1950 to 1953, not a full ten years.

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Births named Alsace by decade in France
Decade Births
1900s 20
1910s 55
1920s 30
1930s 10
1940s 10
1950s (to 1953) 5

How popular is Alsace?

In 1953, Alsace was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Alsace is used

France #1,557 5 in 1953
United States #5,493 5 in 1923

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Alsace

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Alsace also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Alsace over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Alsace

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Alsace — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Alsace

How popular is the name Alsace?

In 1953, Alsace was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Alsace a girl's or a boy's name?

Alsace is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Alsace?

Alsace has 2 syllables.

When was Alsace most popular?

Alsace peaked in 1914, when 10 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.