Allene
#11,932 for girls in 2025, 7 births · Last seen for boys in 1927 at #4,210
Given to girls 99.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1912 · 152 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 8,762since 1881
Allene over time
Rank among girls' names. Allene has never cracked the top 300 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #11,932 | 7 | — | |
| 2024 | — | — | ||
| 2023 | — | — | ||
| 2022 | — | — | ||
| 2021 | — | — | ||
| 2020 | #15,088 | 5 | — | |
| 2019 | — | — | ||
| 2018 | — | — | ||
| 2017 | — | — | ||
| 2016 | #11,781 | 8 | — | |
| 2015 | #16,419 | 5 | — | |
| 2014 | #14,558 | 6 | — | |
| 2013 | #11,000 | 9 | — | |
| 2012 | #12,199 | 8 | — | |
| 2011 | #11,181 | 9 | — | |
| 2010 | — | — | ||
| 2009 | #11,459 | 9 | — | |
| 2008 | — | — | ||
| 2007 | #12,676 | 8 | — | |
| 2006 | #9,901 | 11 | — | |
| 2005 | #8,883 | 12 | — | |
| 2004 | #9,264 | 11 | — | |
| 2003 | #9,671 | 10 | — | |
| 2002 | #11,108 | 8 | — | |
| 2001 | #8,758 | 11 | — | |
| 2000 | #7,580 | 13 | — | |
| 1999 | #14,411 | 5 | — | |
| 1998 | #8,584 | 10 | — | |
| 1997 | #7,742 | 11 | — | |
| 1996 | #10,567 | 7 | — | |
| 1995 | #8,766 | 9 | — | |
| 1994 | #6,672 | 13 | — | |
| 1993 | #5,955 | 15 | — | |
| 1992 | #6,008 | 15 | — | |
| 1991 | #7,987 | 10 | — | |
| 1990 | #5,549 | 16 | — | |
| 1989 | #10,847 | 6 | — | |
| 1988 | #5,321 | 15 | — | |
| 1987 | #7,987 | 8 | — | |
| 1986 | #5,757 | 12 | — | |
| 1985 | #8,318 | 7 | — | |
| 1984 | #6,810 | 9 | — | |
| 1983 | #7,312 | 8 | — | |
| 1982 | #4,716 | 15 | — | |
| 1981 | #5,885 | 11 | — | |
| 1980 | #10,392 | 5 | — | |
| 1979 | #10,210 | 5 | — | |
| 1978 | #4,459 | 15 | — | |
| 1977 | #5,888 | 10 | — | |
| 1976 | #4,905 | 12 | — | |
| 1975 | #5,161 | 11 | — | |
| 1974 | #4,459 | 13 | — | |
| 1973 | #4,362 | 13 | — | |
| 1972 | #3,894 | 15 | — | |
| 1971 | #2,801 | 25 | — | |
| 1970 | #3,030 | 22 | — | |
| 1969 | #2,844 | 22 | — | |
| 1968 | #2,789 | 21 | — | |
| 1967 | #2,376 | 26 | — | |
| 1966 | #2,453 | 24 | — | |
| 1965 | #2,031 | 33 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,836 | 41 | — | |
| 1963 | #2,619 | 22 | — | |
| 1962 | #2,814 | 19 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,838 | 39 | — | |
| 1960 | #2,307 | 26 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,537 | 50 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,703 | 40 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,507 | 50 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,533 | 48 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,516 | 45 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,180 | 72 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,261 | 59 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,195 | 63 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,005 | 86 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,034 | 78 | — | |
| 1949 | #935 | 90 | — | |
| 1948 | #907 | 92 | — | |
| 1947 | #915 | 94 | — | |
| 1946 | #833 | 98 | — | |
| 1945 | #741 | 101 | — | |
| 1944 | #793 | 93 | — | |
| 1943 | #792 | 96 | — | |
| 1942 | #902 | 75 | — | |
| 1941 | #693 | 102 | — | |
| 1940 | #734 | 89 | — | |
| 1939 | #674 | 101 | — | |
| 1938 | #659 | 108 | — | |
| 1937 | #594 | 128 | — | |
| 1936 | #575 | 131 | — | |
| 1935 | #510 | 157 | — | |
| 1934 | #488 | 174 | — | |
| 1933 | #472 | 189 | — | |
| 1932 | #495 | 178 | — | |
| 1931 | #474 | 181 | — | |
| 1930 | #491 | 184 | — | |
| 1929 | #476 | 200 | — | |
| 1928 | #449 | 232 | — | |
| 1927 | #414 | 273 | #4,210 | 5 |
| 1926 | #383 | 317 | — | |
| 1925 | #413 | 280 | — | |
| 1924 | #483 | 208 | — | |
| 1923 | #431 | 244 | — | |
| 1922 | #440 | 236 | — | |
| 1921 | #437 | 244 | — | |
| 1920 | #402 | 271 | — | |
| 1919 | #451 | 214 | — | |
| 1918 | #437 | 230 | — | |
| 1917 | #422 | 228 | — | |
| 1916 | #440 | 206 | — | |
| 1915 | #428 | 202 | — | |
| 1914 | #424 | 160 | — | |
| 1913 | #437 | 128 | — | |
| 1912 | #375 | 152 | — | |
| 1911 | #434 | 88 | — | |
| 1910 | #426 | 86 | — | |
| 1909 | #468 | 64 | — | |
| 1908 | #448 | 65 | — | |
| 1907 | #529 | 46 | — | |
| 1906 | #444 | 59 | — | |
| 1905 | #556 | 39 | — | |
| 1904 | #469 | 49 | — | |
| 1903 | #549 | 35 | — | |
| 1902 | #490 | 41 | — | |
| 1901 | #520 | 34 | — | |
| 1900 | #556 | 38 | — | |
| 1899 | #704 | 20 | — | |
| 1898 | #544 | 34 | — | |
| 1897 | #715 | 19 | — | |
| 1896 | #576 | 28 | — | |
| 1895 | #685 | 21 | — | |
| 1894 | #568 | 26 | — | |
| 1893 | #767 | 15 | — | |
| 1892 | #1,017 | 9 | — | |
| 1891 | #589 | 20 | — | |
| 1890 | #599 | 19 | — | |
| 1889 | #657 | 15 | — | |
| 1888 | #837 | 10 | — | |
| 1887 | #1,147 | 5 | — | |
| 1886 | #897 | 7 | — | |
| 1885 | #1,047 | 5 | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | #817 | 6 | — | |
| 1882 | #908 | 5 | — | |
| 1881 | #740 | 6 | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Allene! It came in at #740, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1884–1885, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Allene is popular in 1927
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Kentucky#194 · 1 in 978
- Georgia#217 · 1 in 1,421
- Oklahoma#234 · 1 in 1,308
- Tennessee#291 · 1 in 2,329
- North Carolina#305 · 1 in 2,797
Best ever in a state: #155 in Florida, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | #194 | 30 | 1 in 978 |
| Georgia | #217 | 23 | 1 in 1,421 |
| Oklahoma | #234 | 19 | 1 in 1,308 |
| Tennessee | #291 | 12 | 1 in 2,329 |
| North Carolina | #305 | 14 | 1 in 2,797 |
| Alabama | #315 | 13 | 1 in 2,540 |
| Arkansas | #317 | 10 | 1 in 2,026 |
| Kansas | #344 | 5 | 1 in 3,011 |
| Mississippi | #346 | 9 | 1 in 2,628 |
| Texas | #349 | 31 | 1 in 1,954 |
| Pennsylvania | #372 | 15 | 1 in 6,126 |
| Indiana | #390 | 5 | 1 in 5,243 |
| Michigan | #395 | 8 | 1 in 5,234 |
| Missouri | #405 | 7 | 1 in 4,311 |
| Illinois | #441 | 10 | 1 in 5,911 |
| New York | #549 | 9 | 1 in 11,200 |
| California | #552 | 6 | 1 in 6,130 |
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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 Allene
- 3,156 spots since 2020 (#15,088 → #11,932)
- 4,487 spots since 2015 (#16,419 → #11,932)
- Biggest jump: 310 spots in 1888 (#1,147 → #837)
- Biggest drop: 428 spots in 1892 (#589 → #1,017)
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 1912 at #375 (152 births)
- Births halved by 1942, 30 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 65 yrs · run 1893–1949
- Highest: 1 in 3,672 girls born in 1912 were named Allene (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 229,610 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 28.6% of all girls named Allene (2,505) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 59 | #657 (1889) | #881 |
| 1890s | 211 | #544 (1898) | #676 |
| 1900s | 470 | #444 (1906) | #503 |
| 1910s | 1,694 | #375 (1912) | #427 |
| 1920s | 2,505 | #383 (1926) | #433 |
| 1930s | 1,531 | #472 (1933) | #543 |
| 1940s | 930 | #693 (1941) | #825 |
| 1950s | 591 | #1,005 (1951) | #1,347 |
| 1960s | 273 | #1,836 (1964) | #2,391 |
| 1970s | 141 | #2,801 (1971) | #4,917 |
| 1980s | 96 | #4,716 (1982) | #7,335 |
| 1990s | 111 | #5,549 (1990) | #8,224 |
| 2000s | 93 | #7,580 (2000) | #9,922 |
| 2010s | 45 | #11,000 (2013) | #12,856 |
| 2020s | 12 | #11,932 (2025) | #13,510 |
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.
Allene in 1927
Top girls' names in 1927
Top boys' names in 1927
More about 1927
girls
1,192,431 girls got a published name in 1927; 1 in 4,368 of them was named Allene, which outranked 92.6% of the 5,602 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,126,915 boys got a published name in 1927; 1 in 225,383 of them was named Allene, which outranked 12.3% of the 4,802 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 592 names at #4,210; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.