Girls' name · since 1901
Alyne
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.
- #8,337 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 859
- born since 1901
- 1920s
- peak decade
Alyne is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 859 have been recorded since 1901.
Social Security Administration records show Alyne recorded 859 times among girls since 1901, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1901 to 2021.
- #8,337 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 859 born since 1901
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alyne ranks #8,337 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 859 born since 1901, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,337 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 859
- born since 1901
- 1920s
- peak decade
Alyne's 859 recorded births place it above 88.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Alyne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alyne's full recorded timeline at 1938, 29% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 71% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1901, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 36 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alyne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1901–2021
- Peak year (1920)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 121 years of records
Alyne by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (235 births, 27% of the file).
1920s was Alyne's strongest decade.
235 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Alyne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 64
1900s
64 births
- 1910s
1910s
209 births
- 1920s
1920s
235 births
- 1930s
1930s
120 births
- 1940s 34
1940s
34 births
- 1950s 35
1950s
35 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 79
2000s
79 births
- 2010s 47
2010s
47 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 235 births (27% of all-time use).
How Alyne 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 Alyne's total volume
Alyne by state
Where Alyne concentrates geographically, total births since 1901
| 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% |
110 of 859 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Alyne's data
- Alyne's decade-level peak was the 1920s (235 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Alynes (110 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Alyne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~120 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, 1901–2021 (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 Alyne 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.