Recorded 1887–1998 Girls' name Peak 1921 1,918 births

Alline — girls' name

1,918 babies named Alline in U.S. Social Security records since 1887, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s101890s861900s1361910s4401920s6171930s3201940s1741950s781960s411990s16
1920s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Alline was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

79 babies were named Alline in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alline

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,918 babies named Alline between 1887 and 1998, spanning 112 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alline currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 79 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alline performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 617 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Alline shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 166 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Tennessee and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Alline in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alline 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 1,918 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.

Alline at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

1,918

Since 1887

112 years of records

Peak year

1921

79 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1887

Recorded for 112 years

Last year on file: 1998

Alline popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1887

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1921)
79
Annual births at peak — across 112 years of records
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Alline by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
617 births that decade — 32% of Alline's all-time total
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Alline by state

Where Alline concentrates geographically — total births since 1887

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Alline
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
166 8.7%
#2 Tennessee
85 4.4%
#3 Georgia
80 4.2%
#4 Kentucky
61 3.2%
#5 Arkansas
50 2.6%
#6 North Carolina
30 1.6%
#7 Oklahoma
28 1.5%
#8 Alabama
23 1.2%
Texas share of Alline's total US births 8.7%
Even split

166 of 1,918 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Alline appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alline?
1,918 babies have been named Alline since 1887. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1921 with 79 births.
When was Alline most popular?
Alline was most popular in the 1920s decade with 617 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Alline most popular?
The top states for the name Alline are Texas (166 births), Tennessee (85 births), Georgia (80 births).
How long has the name Alline been used?
Alline has been recorded in Social Security data since 1887, spanning 112 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Alline?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Allison, Allyson, Allie, Ally, 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, 1887–1998 (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.