Girls' name · since 1881
Allene
Allene has 8,762 recorded births since 1881 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1926 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,823 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,955 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,762
- born since 1881
- 1920s
- peak decade
Allene currently ranks #11955 among girls' names in America, with 8,762 babies recorded since 1881.
Social Security Administration records show Allene recorded 8,762 times among girls since 1881, holding rank #11955 nationally today, ahead of 31% of girls, 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 1881 to 2025.
- #1,823 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,955 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 8,762 born since 1881
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Allene ranks #1,823 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,955 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 8,762 born since 1881, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,823 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,955 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,762
- born since 1881
- 1920s
- peak decade
Allene's 8,762 recorded births place it above 97.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Allene compares
8,762 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
Allene's all-time total is 23x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Allene | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,762 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 317 | 21 | 19,840 |
Allene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Allene's SSA record in two at 1949 and the more recent half accounts for 17% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 83%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1882, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1926 peak of 317, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Allene popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025
- Peak year (1926)
- 317
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Allene popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1927 (Allene as boys' name)
Allene by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (2,505 births, 29% of the file).
1920s was Allene's strongest decade.
2,505 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Allene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 59
1880s
59 births
- 1890s 211
1890s
211 births
- 1900s 470
1900s
470 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,694 births
- 1920s
1920s
2,505 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,531 births
- 1940s 930
1940s
930 births
- 1950s 591
1950s
591 births
- 1960s 273
1960s
273 births
- 1970s 141
1970s
141 births
- 1980s 96
1980s
96 births
- 1990s 111
1990s
111 births
- 2000s 93
2000s
93 births
- 2010s 45
2010s
45 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 2,505 births (29% of all-time use).
How Allene 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 Allene's total volume
Allene by state
Where Allene concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 713 | 8.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 705 | 8.0% |
| #3 | Kentucky | | 517 | 5.9% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 407 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 298 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 281 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 278 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 269 | 3.1% |
713 of 8,762 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Allene appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Allene's data
- Allene's decade-level peak was the 1920s (2,505 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Allenes (713 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Allene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~144 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, 1881–2025 (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 Allene 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.