Girls' name · since 1883
Alene
8,748 babies named Alene in U.S. Social Security records since 1883, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,826 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,977 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,748
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
Alene currently ranks #14977 among girls' names in America, with 8,748 babies recorded since 1883.
Alene has 8,748 recorded births among girls since 1883, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #14977 as of the latest data, more common than 13% of girls, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 2025.
- #1,826 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #14,977 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 8,748 born since 1883
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alene ranks #1,826 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #14,977 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 8,748 born since 1883, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,826 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,977 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,748
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
Alene's 8,748 recorded births place it above 97.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Alene compares
8,748 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Alene's all-time total is 23x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alene | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,748 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 264 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alene's SSA record in two at 1956 and the more recent half accounts for 15% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 85%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1883, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1920 peak of 264, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alene popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–2025
- Peak year (1920)
- 264
- Annual births at peak, across 143 years of records
Alene popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1928 (Alene as boys' name)
Alene by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (2,351 births, 27% of the file).
1920s was Alene's strongest decade.
2,351 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Alene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 16
1880s
16 births
- 1890s 117
1890s
117 births
- 1900s 309
1900s
309 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,466 births
- 1920s
1920s
2,351 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,618 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,044 births
- 1950s 701
1950s
701 births
- 1960s 385
1960s
385 births
- 1970s 168
1970s
168 births
- 1980s 172
1980s
172 births
- 1990s 113
1990s
113 births
- 2000s 127
2000s
127 births
- 2010s 115
2010s
115 births
- 2020s 46
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 2,351 births (27% of all-time use).
How Alene 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 Alene's total volume
Alene by state
Where Alene concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 600 | 6.9% |
| #2 | Kentucky | | 575 | 6.6% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 520 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 349 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 342 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 341 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 252 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Arkansas | | 250 | 2.9% |
600 of 8,748 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Alene appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alene's data
- Alene's decade-level peak was the 1920s (2,351 total births); usage has since declined to 46 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Alenes (600 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~142 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, 1883–2025 (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 Alene 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.