Recorded 1901–2021 Girls' name Peak 1920 859 births

Alyne — girls' name

859 babies named Alyne in U.S. Social Security records since 1901, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s641910s2091920s2351930s1201940s341950s351960s51980s51990s112000s792010s472020s15
1920s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Alyne was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

36 babies were named Alyne in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alyne

The Social Security Administration has registered 859 babies named Alyne between 1901 and 2021, spanning 121 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alyne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alyne performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 235 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Alyne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 110 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Tennessee and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Alyne in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alyne 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 859 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.

Alyne at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

859

Since 1901

121 years of records

Peak year

1920

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1901

Recorded for 121 years

Last year on file: 2021

Alyne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1901

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1920)
36
Annual births at peak — across 121 years of records
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Alyne by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
235 births that decade — 27% of Alyne's all-time total
1900s641910s2091920s2351930s1201940s341950s351960s51980s51990s112000s792010s472020s15

Alyne by state

Where Alyne concentrates geographically — total births since 1901

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Alyne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
110 12.8%
#2 Tennessee
10 1.2%
#3 California
7 0.8%
#4 Oklahoma
5 0.6%
Texas share of Alyne's total US births 12.8%
Even split

110 of 859 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alyne?
859 babies have been named Alyne since 1901. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1920 with 36 births.
When was Alyne most popular?
Alyne was most popular in the 1920s decade with 235 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Alyne most popular?
The top states for the name Alyne are Texas (110 births), Tennessee (10 births), California (7 births).
How long has the name Alyne been used?
Alyne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1901, spanning 121 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Alyne?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alyssa, Alyson, Alyce, Alycia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1901–2021 (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.