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
Aleen's 2,726 recorded births place it above 94.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (2019)
- 86
- Annual births at peak, across 130 years of records
Currently ranks #3173 among girls.
2,726 total births across 130 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2019 with 86 births in a single year.
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
- 1890s 15
1890s
15 births
- 1900s 97
1900s
97 births
- 1910s
1910s
331 births
- 1920s
1920s
430 births
- 1930s 195
1930s
195 births
- 1940s 133
1940s
133 births
- 1950s 89
1950s
89 births
- 1960s 77
1960s
77 births
- 1970s 44
1970s
44 births
- 1980s 77
1980s
77 births
- 1990s 90
1990s
90 births
- 2000s 193
2000s
193 births
- 2010s
2010s
590 births
- 2020s
2020s
365 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 590 births (22% of all-time use).
Aleen decade highlights
- Peak decade 590 births
- Runner-up 430 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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 by state
Where Aleen concentrates geographically, total births since 1896
| 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% |
204 of 2,726 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 7.5% of nationwide
- Michigan 4.2% of nationwide
- Texas 3.2% of nationwide
- Illinois 2.9% of nationwide
- New York 2.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 16 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 7.5% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Aleen appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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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.
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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.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~129 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, 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.
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