Girls' name · since 1940
Alane
1,664 babies named Alane in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,335 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,664
- born since 1940
- 1960s
- peak decade
Alane is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,664 have been recorded since 1940.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alane has been recorded 1,664 times among girls since 1940, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 2022.
- #5,335 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,664 born since 1940
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alane ranks #5,335 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,664 born since 1940, peaking in the 1960s.
- #5,335 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,664
- born since 1940
- 1960s
- peak decade
Alane's 1,664 recorded births place it above 92.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Alane's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alane's SSA record in two at 1973 and the more recent half accounts for 19% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 81%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1940, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1964 peak of 97, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alane popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–2022
- Peak year (1964)
- 97
- Annual births at peak, across 83 years of records
Alane by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (652 births, 39% of the file).
1960s was Alane's strongest decade.
652 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Alane births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 103
1940s
103 births
- 1950s
1950s
502 births
- 1960s
1960s
652 births
- 1970s 185
1970s
185 births
- 1980s 134
1980s
134 births
- 1990s 46
1990s
46 births
- 2000s 32
2000s
32 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 652 births (39% of all-time use).
How Alane compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Alane's total volume
Alane by state
Where Alane concentrates geographically, total births since 1940
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 110 | 6.6% |
| #2 | California | | 95 | 5.7% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 69 | 4.1% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 30 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 26 | 1.6% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 19 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 16 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Connecticut | | 8 | 0.5% |
110 of 1,664 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Alane appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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- Alane's decade-level peak was the 1960s (652 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Alanes (110 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alane: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~82 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1940–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Alane draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.