US rank #13592 Girls' name Peak 1965 1,090 births

Alayne — #13592 US girls' name

1,090 babies named Alayne in U.S. Social Security records since 1929, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s111930s1101940s1391950s1601960s2021970s1181980s1151990s1062000s562010s432020s30
#13592
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 23% of names given to girls today.

1960s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Alayne was born in this single decade.

1965
Single peak year

41 babies were named Alayne in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alayne

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,090 babies named Alayne between 1929 and 2024, spanning 96 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alayne currently holds the #13592 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alayne performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 202 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Alayne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 45 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Alayne in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alayne in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,090 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Alayne at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,090

Since 1929

96 years of records

Peak year

1965

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

#13,592

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1929

Recorded for 96 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alayne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1929

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1965)
41
Annual births at peak — across 96 years of records
01020304050 202420051993198219711960194919381929 11

Alayne by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
202 births that decade — 19% of Alayne's all-time total
1920s111930s1101940s1391950s1601960s2021970s1181980s1151990s1062000s562010s432020s30

Alayne by state

Where Alayne concentrates geographically — total births since 1929

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Alayne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
45 4.1%
#2 California
6 0.6%
#3 Ohio
6 0.6%
#4 Michigan
5 0.5%
#5 New Jersey
5 0.5%
#6 Utah
5 0.5%
#7 Washington
5 0.5%
New York share of Alayne's total US births 4.1%
Even split

45 of 1,090 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alayne?
1,090 babies have been named Alayne since 1929. It currently ranks #13592 among girls. The peak year was 1965 with 41 births.
When was Alayne most popular?
Alayne was most popular in the 1960s decade with 202 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
Where is Alayne most popular?
The top states for the name Alayne are New York (45 births), California (6 births), Ohio (6 births).
How long has the name Alayne been used?
Alayne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1929, spanning 96 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alayne?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alana, Alaina, Alayna, Alanna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1929–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.