Unisex name · since 1988
Alin
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 506 babies named Alin, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,763 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,272 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 506
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Alin is the #11272 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 506 recorded since 1988.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alin has been recorded 506 times among girls since 1988, currently ranked #11272 nationally and more common than 35% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #11,763 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,272 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 506 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alin ranks #11,763 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,272 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 506 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,763 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,272 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 506
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alin's 506 recorded births place it above 83.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Alin compares
506 Top 45% higher than 55% 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
Alin's all-time total is 35% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alin | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 506 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alin splits its recorded history at 2009: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 38 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alin popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Alin popularity over time - boys
144 total births recorded since 1985 (Alin as boys' name)
Alin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (237 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Alin's strongest decade.
237 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Alin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 46
1990s
46 births
- 2000s
2000s
237 births
- 2010s
2010s
141 births
- 2020s 77
2020s
77 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 237 births (47% of all-time use).
How Alin 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 Alin's total volume
Alin by state
Where Alin concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 82 | 16.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 16 | 3.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 6 | 1.2% |
82 of 506 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Alin's data
- Alin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (237 total births); usage has since declined to 77 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Alins (82 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 Alin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Alin 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.