Girls' name · since 1896

Aleen

2,726 babies named Aleen in U.S. Social Security records since 1896, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#3,822 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,173 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,726
born since 1896
2010s
peak decade

Aleen currently ranks #3173 among girls' names in America, with 2,726 babies recorded since 1896.

Social Security Administration records show Aleen recorded 2,726 times among girls since 1896, holding rank #3173 nationally today, ahead of 82% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1896 to 2025.

  • #3,822 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #3,173 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 2,726 born since 1896
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aleen ranks #3,822 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,173 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,726 born since 1896, peaking in the 2010s.

#3,822 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,173 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,726
born since 1896
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%81.6%
Aleen vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Aleen's 2,726 recorded births place it above 94.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

16 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Aleen compares

2,726 Top 19% higher than 81% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Aleen's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Aleen Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 2,726 376 567,345
Peak-year births 86 21 19,840

Aleen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Aleen's full recorded timeline at 1958, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1896, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 86 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Aleen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1896–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
86
Annual births at peak, across 130 years of records
020406080100 189619141930194619621983200120172025 50

Aleen by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (590 births, 22% of the file).

2010s was Aleen's strongest decade.

590 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.

Aleen births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 590 births (22% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Aleen 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 Aleen's total volume

Aleen vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 2%4%6%8%10% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -99, 5.5%-54, 4.8%-47, 6.7%-53, 8.4%-36, 7.5%-115, 4.1%-93, 3.8%-41, 5.8%-137, 3.5%-126, 3.1%-146, 2.5%-45, 7.2%-56, 6.5%-74, 3.8%-62, 6%Aleen-130, 3.2%Aleen
Aleen vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Aleen by state

Where Aleen concentrates geographically, total births since 1896

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Aleen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
204 7.5%
#2 Michigan
115 4.2%
#3 Texas
86 3.2%
#4 Illinois
78 2.9%
#5 New York
75 2.8%
#6 Kentucky
31 1.1%
#7 Missouri
25 0.9%
#8 Florida
16 0.6%
California share of Aleen's total US births 7.5%
Even split

204 of 2,726 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Aleen appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aleen?
Aleen has been given to 2,726 babies in the U.S. since 1896, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #3,822 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #3,173 of 17,297. 86 babies were born in 2019, its single highest year.
Where does Aleen sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aleen ranks #3,822 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,173 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Aleen most popular?
Aleen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 590 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Aleen most popular?
The top states for the name Aleen are California (204 births), Michigan (115 births), Texas (86 births).
How long has the name Aleen been used?
Aleen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1896, spanning 130 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Aleen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alexis, Alexandra, Alexa, Alexandria, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Aleen's data

  • Aleen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (590 total births) through the 2020s (365) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Aleens (204 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Aleen

Nearby Names Like Aleen

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Aleen

Names with a similar popularity rank to Aleen

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Aleen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1896–2025 (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 Aleen 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.