US rank #4280 Girls' name Peak 1920 14,624 births

Aline — #4280 US girls' name

14,624 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.

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#4280
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 76% of names given to girls today.

1920s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Aline was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

445 babies were named Aline in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aline

The Social Security Administration has registered 14,624 babies named Aline between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aline currently holds the #4280 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 445 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aline performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 3,416 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Aline shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 1,375 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Aline in 31 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aline in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 14,624 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aline at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

14,624

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1920

445 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#4,280

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aline popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1920)
445
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Aline popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1919 (Aline as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1919 5

Aline by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
3,416 births that decade — 23% of Aline's all-time total
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Aline by state

Where Aline concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Aline
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
480 3.3%
#6 Kentucky
453 3.1%
#7 Massachusetts
420 2.9%
#8 Georgia
405 2.8%
Louisiana share of Aline's total US births 9.4%
Even split

1,375 of 14,624 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.

Aline appears in 31 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aline?
14,624 babies have been named Aline since 1880. It currently ranks #4280 among girls. The peak year was 1920 with 445 births.
When was Aline most popular?
Aline was most popular in the 1920s decade with 3,416 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Aline most popular?
The top states for the name Aline are Louisiana (1,375 births), Texas (1,206 births), California (618 births).
How long has the name Aline been used?
Aline has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aline?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alice, Alicia, Alison, Alisha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.