Alene

#14,942 for girls in 2025, 5 births · Last seen for boys in 1928 at #4,151
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1920 · 264 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
8,748
since 1883

Alene over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Alene has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201924peak #409, 1920girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#14,9425—
2024#13,4776—
2023#13,4626—
2022#8,54212—
2021#12,2067—
2020#9,54610—
2019#9,73610—
2018#8,14613—
2017#9,94310—
2016#10,11310—
2015#9,48111—
2014#11,9318—
2013#10,23510—
2012#9,10912—
2011#7,78315—
2010#7,51316—
2009#9,37912—
2008#10,08411—
2007#8,52014—
2006#11,4179—
2005#8,33013—
2004#7,82814—
2003#8,50512—
2002#7,81613—
2001#7,72413—
2000#6,48716—
1999#8,22311—
1998#8,01611—
1997#9,8028—
1996#8,13210—
1995#7,04112—
1994#10,5697—
1993#8,7199—
1992#4,84920—
1991#6,58813—
1990#6,86712—
1989#5,04917—
1988#5,89513—
1987#4,66017—
1986#3,75722—
1985#4,45517—
1984#4,31817—
1983#4,68615—
1982#4,02519—
1981#5,25413—
1980#3,60922—
1979#4,42016—
1978#4,24216—
1977#4,94213—
1976#3,40720—
1975#4,14115—
1974#5,36010—
1973#3,78716—
1972#3,06221—
1971#3,50818—
1970#2,93823—
1969#2,39629—
1968#2,20530—
1967#1,92137—
1966#1,79640—
1965#2,03133—
1964#1,78143—
1963#2,06133—
1962#1,67246—
1961#1,83839—
1960#1,48755—
1959#1,53750—
1958#1,48152—
1957#1,49151—
1956#1,24969—
1955#1,11280—
1954#1,16473—
1953#1,08279—
1952#99789—
1951#1,15166—
1950#92792—
1949#879100—
1948#785120—
1947#842108—
1946#83997—
1945#749100—
1944#753103—
1943#79595—
1942#752101—
1941#681106—
1940#652114—
1939#606124—
1938#596134—
1937#543151—
1936#567133—
1935#525150—
1934#506160—
1933#490168—
1932#503170—
1931#438218—
1930#463210—
1929#454210—
1928#474207#4,1515
1927#464226—
1926#436247—
1925#463221—
1924#455232—
1923#439238—
1922#410256—
1921#431250—
1920#409264—
1919#450215—
1918#487194—
1917#438216—
1916#466186—
1915#425204—
1914#484130—
1913#477112—
1912#48597—
1911#58553—
1910#53459—
1909#54149—
1908#64935—
1907#58839—
1906#60235—
1905#64230—
1904#65328—
1903#65426—
1902#64826—
1901#77118—
1900#76023—
1899#90613—
1898#1,04711—
1897#78616—
1896#1,04710—
1895#70320—
1894#74416—
1893#1,0239—
1892#1,4505—
1891#1,0937—
1890#87210—
1889#1,1476—
1888#1,2765—
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First appearance
1883

The first year at least five girls were named Alene! It came in at #920, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1883–1888, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Alene is popular in 1924

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Alene, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Alene, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Alene, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Alene, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Alene, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Alene, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Alene, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Alene, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Alene, so not publishedMNIllinois: #641 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 12,440 girlsILWisconsin: #377 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,036 girlsWIMichigan: #450 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,807 girlsMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Alene, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Alene, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Alene, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Alene, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Alene, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Alene, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Alene, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Alene, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Alene, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Alene, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #498 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 9,943 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Alene, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Alene, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Alene, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Alene, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Alene, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Alene, so not publishedNEMissouri: #344 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,215 girlsMOKentucky: #255 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,762 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Alene, so not publishedWVVirginia: #362 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,122 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Alene, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Alene, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Alene, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Alene, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Alene, so not publishedKSArkansas: #253 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,445 girlsARTennessee: #306 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,490 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #234 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,655 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #367 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,530 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Alene, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #231 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,282 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Alene, so not publishedLAMississippi: #478 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,562 girlsMSAlabama: #480 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,423 girlsALGeorgia: #402 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,290 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Alene, so not publishedHITexas: #477 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,468 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Alene, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Oklahoma#231 · 1 in 1,282
  2. North Carolina#234 · 1 in 1,655
  3. Arkansas#253 · 1 in 1,445
  4. Kentucky#255 · 1 in 1,762
  5. Tennessee#306 · 1 in 2,490

Best ever in a state: #156 in Idaho, 1938.

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StateRankBirthsShare
Oklahoma#231201 in 1,282
North Carolina#234251 in 1,655
Arkansas#253151 in 1,445
Kentucky#255181 in 1,762
Tennessee#306121 in 2,490
Missouri#344101 in 3,215
Virginia#36271 in 4,122
South Carolina#36771 in 3,530
Wisconsin#37751 in 5,036
Georgia#40281 in 4,290
Michigan#45061 in 6,807
Texas#477181 in 3,468
Mississippi#47851 in 4,562
Alabama#48061 in 5,423
Pennsylvania#498101 in 9,943
Illinois#64151 in 12,440
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Alene
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 1,465 spots since 2024 (#13,477 → #14,942)
  • 5,396 spots since 2020 (#9,546 → #14,942)
  • 5,461 spots since 2015 (#9,481 → #14,942)
  • Biggest jump: 279 spots in 1894 (#1,023 → #744)
  • Biggest drop: 344 spots in 1896 (#703 → #1,047)
Rise & fade · girls
37 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1883
  • Peaked 1920 at #409 (264 births)
  • Births halved by 1939, 19 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 58 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 58 yrs · run 1899–1950
Share of babies · girls
1 in 4,539
  • Highest: 1 in 4,539 girls born in 1920 were named Alene (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 321,453 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 26.9% of all girls named Alene (2,351) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s16#920 (1883)#1,114
1890s117#703 (1895)#967
1900s309#541 (1909)#651
1910s1,466#425 (1915)#483
1920s2,351#409 (1920)#444
1930s1,618#438 (1931)#524
1940s1,044#652 (1940)#773
1950s701#927 (1950)#1,219
1960s385#1,487 (1960)#1,919
1970s168#2,938 (1970)#3,981
1980s172#3,609 (1980)#4,571
1990s113#4,849 (1992)#7,881
2000s127#6,487 (2000)#8,609
2010s115#7,513 (2010)#9,399
2020s46#8,542 (2022)#12,029

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Alene in 1924

girls
#455
232 births · 1 in 5,383 girls

Top girls' names in 1924

  1. #1Mary73,534
  2. #2Dorothy39,996
  3. #3Helen31,194
  4. #4Betty30,600
  5. #5Margaret26,547
  6. #6Ruth23,601
  7. #7Virginia18,620
  8. #8Mildred15,853
  9. #9Doris15,786
  10. #10Frances15,183
  11. #455Alene232
More about 1924

girls

1,248,872 girls got a published name in 1924; 1 in 5,383 of them was named Alene, which outranked 92.3% of the 5,900 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Alene
  1. #452Louella238
  2. #453Betsy236
  3. #454Zella235
  4. #455Alene232
  5. #455Faith232
  6. #457Georgette231
  7. #457Isabella231
  8. #459Alfreda228

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1923
Risers
  1. ↑ 459Bettylou#1,327 → #868
  2. ↑ 374Doloris#1,350 → #976
  3. ↑ 332Gaynell#1,283 → #951
  4. ↑ 313Toby#1,305 → #992
  5. ↑ 262Letty#1,213 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 388Izola#966 → #1,354
  2. ↓ 305Fumiko#953 → #1,258
  3. ↓ 303Clemmie#941 → #1,244
  4. ↓ 276Cruz#793 → #1,069
  5. ↓ 271Eris#457 → #728

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1924 →