Girls' name · since 1887
Alwine
Alwine has 25 recorded births since 1887 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1891 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #43,012 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 25
- born since 1887
- 1890s
- peak decade
25 girls have been named Alwine since 1887, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Alwine recorded 25 times among girls since 1887, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1890s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1887 to 1896.
- #43,012 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 25 born since 1887
- 1890s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alwine ranks #43,012 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 25 born since 1887, peaking in the 1890s.
- #43,012 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 25
- born since 1887
- 1890s
- peak decade
Alwine's 25 recorded births place it above 39.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Alwine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alwine splits its recorded history at 1891: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1888 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1891 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alwine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1887–1896
- Peak year (1891)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Alwine by decade
1890s is the heaviest window (13 births, 52% of the file).
1890s was Alwine's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Alwine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
12 births
- 1890s
1890s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1890s at 13 births (52% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Alwine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1891)
Similar record span (~9 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, 1887–1896 (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 Alwine 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.