Girls' name · since 1929
Alayne
Alayne has 1,091 recorded births since 1929 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1965 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,066 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,091
- born since 1929
- 1960s
- peak decade
1,091 girls have been named Alayne since 1929, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Alayne has 1,091 recorded births among girls since 1929, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1929 to 2024.
- #7,066 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,091 born since 1929
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alayne ranks #7,066 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,091 born since 1929, peaking in the 1960s.
- #7,066 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,091
- born since 1929
- 1960s
- peak decade
Alayne's 1,091 recorded births place it above 90.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Alayne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alayne's SSA record in two at 1972 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1932, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1965 peak of 41, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alayne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–2024
- Peak year (1965)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 96 years of records
Alayne by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (202 births, 19% of the file).
1960s was Alayne's strongest decade.
202 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Alayne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 11
1920s
11 births
- 1930s
1930s
110 births
- 1940s
1940s
139 births
- 1950s
1950s
160 births
- 1960s
1960s
202 births
- 1970s
1970s
118 births
- 1980s
1980s
115 births
- 1990s
1990s
106 births
- 2000s 56
2000s
56 births
- 2010s 43
2010s
43 births
- 2020s 31
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 202 births (19% of all-time use).
How Alayne 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 Alayne's total volume
Alayne by state
Where Alayne concentrates geographically, total births since 1929
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 45 | 4.1% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Utah | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Washington | | 5 | 0.5% |
45 of 1,091 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Alayne's data
- Alayne's decade-level peak was the 1960s (202 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Alaynes (45 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alayne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1965)
Similar record span (~95 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, 1929–2024 (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 Alayne 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.