Girls' name · since 1899
Alean
1,098 babies named Alean in U.S. Social Security records since 1899, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,031 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,098
- born since 1899
- 1920s
- peak decade
Alean is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,098 have been recorded since 1899.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alean has been recorded 1,098 times among girls since 1899, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1899 to 2013.
- #7,031 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,098 born since 1899
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alean ranks #7,031 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,098 born since 1899, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,031 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,098
- born since 1899
- 1920s
- peak decade
Alean's 1,098 recorded births place it above 90.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Mississippi.
Alean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alean splits its recorded history at 1935: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1899 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1927 peak of 40 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alean popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1899–2013
- Peak year (1927)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
Alean by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (317 births, 29% of the file).
1920s was Alean's strongest decade.
317 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Alean births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 44
1900s
44 births
- 1910s
1910s
192 births
- 1920s
1920s
317 births
- 1930s
1930s
238 births
- 1940s
1940s
134 births
- 1950s 110
1950s
110 births
- 1960s 38
1960s
38 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 317 births (29% of all-time use).
How Alean 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 Alean's total volume
Alean by state
Where Alean concentrates geographically, total births since 1899
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 70 | 6.4% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 30 | 2.7% |
| #3 | Arkansas | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Texas | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.5% |
70 of 1,098 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Alean's data
- Alean's decade-level peak was the 1920s (317 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Aleans (70 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi 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 Alean: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~114 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, 1899–2013 (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 Alean 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.