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I didn't like it much until I met two little girls with the name when I started working at one of my current jobs. I always found it kind of awkward to say because it is so similar to my own name (Elise) so it sounded 'off' to me. As a sidenote, I find this happens with a lot of names...I get my name mispronounced regularly as Eh-liss, A-liss, Elsie, Elisa, E-lee-sha etc and it kind of turns me off all of those names because I find it so frustrating and resent it slightly. Elsie has grown on me though...

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Anyway, the young Alices that I know are both sweet, kind, slightly quirky, on the quieter side but not wallflowers, and very likeable. I think it is an approachable name- it is familiar but not overused and it is very demure. It definitely gives off a Victorian vibe, which I like. That being said, it really isn't my cup of tea exactly. It is also kind of forgetable and it is a 'quiet' name to me. I wouldn't ever consider using it myself but I like seeing it get some use by other people and I'd rather meet a little Alice than a lot of other names that are popular at the moment.