Girls' name · since 1898
Aleene
Aleene has 795 recorded births since 1898 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1917 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,768 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 795
- born since 1898
- 1920s
- peak decade
Aleene is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 795 have been recorded since 1898.
Social Security Administration records show Aleene recorded 795 times among girls since 1898, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1898 to 2013.
- #8,768 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 795 born since 1898
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aleene ranks #8,768 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 795 born since 1898, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,768 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 795
- born since 1898
- 1920s
- peak decade
Aleene's 795 recorded births place it above 87.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Aleene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aleene splits its recorded history at 1930: 30% of all births land in the more recent half, 70% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1898 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1917 peak of 48 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aleene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–2013
- Peak year (1917)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 116 years of records
Aleene by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (280 births, 35% of the file).
1920s was Aleene's strongest decade.
280 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Aleene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 35
1900s
35 births
- 1910s
1910s
234 births
- 1920s
1920s
280 births
- 1930s
1930s
137 births
- 1940s 68
1940s
68 births
- 1950s 26
1950s
26 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 280 births (35% of all-time use).
How Aleene 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 Aleene's total volume
Aleene by state
Where Aleene concentrates geographically, total births since 1898
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 39 | 4.9% |
| #2 | Kentucky | | 17 | 2.1% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 11 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Arkansas | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #7 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.6% |
39 of 795 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Aleene's data
- Aleene's decade-level peak was the 1920s (280 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Aleenes (39 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aleene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~115 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, 1898–2013 (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 Aleene 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.