Unisex name · since 1905
Alee
Since 1905, U.S. Social Security records show 499 babies named Alee, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,868 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 499
- born since 1905
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alee sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 499 recorded since 1905.
Social Security Administration records show Alee recorded 499 times among girls since 1905, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1905 to 2023.
- #11,868 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 499 born since 1905
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alee ranks #11,868 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 499 born since 1905, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,868 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 499
- born since 1905
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alee's 499 recorded births place it above 83.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Alee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alee splits its recorded history at 1996: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1905 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alee popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1905–2023
- Peak year (2007)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 119 years of records
Alee popularity over time - boys
63 total births recorded since 1928 (Alee as boys' name)
Alee by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (146 births, 29% of the file).
2000s was Alee's strongest decade.
146 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Alee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s 28
1910s
28 births
- 1920s 56
1920s
56 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
- 1990s
1990s
98 births
- 2000s
2000s
146 births
- 2010s
2010s
99 births
- 2020s 26
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 146 births (29% of all-time use).
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What to do with Alee's data
- Alee's decade-level peak was the 2000s (146 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1905–2023 (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 Alee 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.