Girls' name · since 1880
Aline
14,668 babies named Aline in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,304 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,460 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,668
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
14,668 babies have been named Aline since 1880, making it today's #3460 girls' name.
Aline has 14,668 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3460 as of the latest data, more common than 80% 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 1880 to 2025.
- #1,304 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,460 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 14,668 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aline ranks #1,304 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,460 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 14,668 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,304 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,460 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,668
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Aline's 14,668 recorded births place it above 98.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Louisiana.
How Aline compares
14,668 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Aline's all-time total is 39x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aline | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 14,668 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 445 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aline's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Aline's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 24% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 76%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1882, with only 9 births recorded -- set against the 1920 peak of 445, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Aline popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1920)
- 445
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Aline popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1919 (Aline as boys' name)
Aline by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (3,416 births, 23% of the file).
1920s was Aline's strongest decade.
3,416 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Aline births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 185
1880s
185 births
- 1890s 522
1890s
522 births
- 1900s 982
1900s
982 births
- 1910s
1910s
2,679 births
- 1920s
1920s
3,416 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,908 births
- 1940s 1,152
1940s
1,152 births
- 1950s 919
1950s
919 births
- 1960s 621
1960s
621 births
- 1970s 251
1970s
251 births
- 1980s 285
1980s
285 births
- 1990s 422
1990s
422 births
- 2000s 652
2000s
652 births
- 2010s 438
2010s
438 births
- 2020s 236
2020s
236 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 3,416 births (23% of all-time use).
How Aline 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 Aline's total volume
Aline by state
Where Aline concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 1,375 | 9.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,206 | 8.2% |
| #3 | California | | 618 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 554 | 3.8% |
| #5 | New York | | 485 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Kentucky | | 453 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 420 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 405 | 2.8% |
1,375 of 14,668 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Aline appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aline's data
- Aline's decade-level peak was the 1920s (3,416 total births); usage has since declined to 236 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Alines (1,375 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana 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 Aline: 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 (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Aline 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.