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

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Peak · girls
1912 · 152 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
8,762
since 1881

Allene over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Allene has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201934peak #375, 1912girls
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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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2020#15,0885—
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2016#11,7818—
2015#16,4195—
2014#14,5586—
2013#11,0009—
2012#12,1998—
2011#11,1819—
2010——
2009#11,4599—
2008——
2007#12,6768—
2006#9,90111—
2005#8,88312—
2004#9,26411—
2003#9,67110—
2002#11,1088—
2001#8,75811—
2000#7,58013—
1999#14,4115—
1998#8,58410—
1997#7,74211—
1996#10,5677—
1995#8,7669—
1994#6,67213—
1993#5,95515—
1992#6,00815—
1991#7,98710—
1990#5,54916—
1989#10,8476—
1988#5,32115—
1987#7,9878—
1986#5,75712—
1985#8,3187—
1984#6,8109—
1983#7,3128—
1982#4,71615—
1981#5,88511—
1980#10,3925—
1979#10,2105—
1978#4,45915—
1977#5,88810—
1976#4,90512—
1975#5,16111—
1974#4,45913—
1973#4,36213—
1972#3,89415—
1971#2,80125—
1970#3,03022—
1969#2,84422—
1968#2,78921—
1967#2,37626—
1966#2,45324—
1965#2,03133—
1964#1,83641—
1963#2,61922—
1962#2,81419—
1961#1,83839—
1960#2,30726—
1959#1,53750—
1958#1,70340—
1957#1,50750—
1956#1,53348—
1955#1,51645—
1954#1,18072—
1953#1,26159—
1952#1,19563—
1951#1,00586—
1950#1,03478—
1949#93590—
1948#90792—
1947#91594—
1946#83398—
1945#741101—
1944#79393—
1943#79296—
1942#90275—
1941#693102—
1940#73489—
1939#674101—
1938#659108—
1937#594128—
1936#575131—
1935#510157—
1934#488174—
1933#472189—
1932#495178—
1931#474181—
1930#491184—
1929#476200—
1928#449232—
1927#414273#4,2105
1926#383317—
1925#413280—
1924#483208—
1923#431244—
1922#440236—
1921#437244—
1920#402271—
1919#451214—
1918#437230—
1917#422228—
1916#440206—
1915#428202—
1914#424160—
1913#437128—
1912#375152—
1911#43488—
1910#42686—
1909#46864—
1908#44865—
1907#52946—
1906#44459—
1905#55639—
1904#46949—
1903#54935—
1902#49041—
1901#52034—
1900#55638—
1899#70420—
1898#54434—
1897#71519—
1896#57628—
1895#68521—
1894#56826—
1893#76715—
1892#1,0179—
1891#58920—
1890#59919—
1889#65715—
1888#83710—
1887#1,1475—
1886#8977—
1885#1,0475—
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First appearance
1881

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 1934

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Allene, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Allene, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Allene, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Allene, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Allene, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Allene, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Allene, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Allene, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Allene, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Allene, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Allene, so not publishedWIMichigan: #423 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,100 girlsMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Allene, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Allene, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Allene, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Allene, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Allene, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Allene, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Allene, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Allene, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Allene, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Allene, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #502 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 10,159 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Allene, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Allene, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #358 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,110 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Allene, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Allene, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Allene, so not publishedNEMissouri: #431 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,405 girlsMOKentucky: #286 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,099 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Allene, so not publishedWVVirginia: #303 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,871 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Allene, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Allene, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Allene, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Allene, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Allene, so not publishedKSArkansas: #368 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,681 girlsARTennessee: #406 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,462 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #306 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,604 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Allene, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Allene, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #421 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,763 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Allene, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Allene, so not publishedMSAlabama: #402 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,192 girlsALGeorgia: #259 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,782 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Allene, so not publishedHITexas: #433 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,010 girlsTXFlorida: #281 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,946 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Georgia#259 · 1 in 1,782
  2. Florida#281 · 1 in 1,946
  3. Kentucky#286 · 1 in 2,099
  4. Virginia#303 · 1 in 2,871
  5. North Carolina#306 · 1 in 2,604

Best ever in a state: #155 in Florida, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Georgia#259171 in 1,782
Florida#28161 in 1,946
Kentucky#286131 in 2,099
Virginia#30381 in 2,871
North Carolina#306141 in 2,604
California#358111 in 3,110
Arkansas#36871 in 2,681
Alabama#40271 in 4,192
Tennessee#40661 in 4,462
Oklahoma#42161 in 3,763
Michigan#42361 in 6,100
Missouri#43151 in 5,405
Texas#433191 in 3,010
Pennsylvania#50271 in 10,159
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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
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
31 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1881
  • Peaked 1912 at #375 (152 births)
  • Births halved by 1942, 30 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 65 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 65 yrs · run 1893–1949
Share of babies · girls
1 in 3,672
  • 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%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 28.6% of all girls named Allene (2,505) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s59#657 (1889)#881
1890s211#544 (1898)#676
1900s470#444 (1906)#503
1910s1,694#375 (1912)#427
1920s2,505#383 (1926)#433
1930s1,531#472 (1933)#543
1940s930#693 (1941)#825
1950s591#1,005 (1951)#1,347
1960s273#1,836 (1964)#2,391
1970s141#2,801 (1971)#4,917
1980s96#4,716 (1982)#7,335
1990s111#5,549 (1990)#8,224
2000s93#7,580 (2000)#9,922
2010s45#11,000 (2013)#12,856
2020s12#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 1934

girls
#488
174 births · 1 in 6,001 girls

Top girls' names in 1934

  1. #1Mary56,929
  2. #2Betty31,089
  3. #3Barbara29,239
  4. #4Shirley22,841
  5. #5Dorothy21,281
  6. #6Patricia20,844
  7. #7Joan19,465
  8. #8Margaret15,144
  9. #9Helen14,100
  10. #10Nancy13,520
  11. #488Allene174
More about 1934

girls

1,044,225 girls got a published name in 1934; 1 in 6,001 of them was named Allene, which outranked 90.2% of the 4,973 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Allene
  1. #482Madelyn175
  2. #482Madge175
  3. #482William175
  4. #488Allene174
  5. #488Nita174
  6. #490Concetta171
  7. #491Delphine170
  8. #491Marietta170

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

Biggest movers since 1933
Risers
  1. ↑ 571Luann#1,442 → #871
  2. ↑ 469Alison#1,442 → #973
  3. ↑ 439Golda#1,364 → #925
  4. ↑ 350Ronald#1,244 → #894
  5. ↑ 346Gale#1,102 → #756
Fallers
  1. ↓ 685Nira#463 → #1,148
  2. ↓ 342Vina#782 → #1,124
  3. ↓ 316Zita#947 → #1,263
  4. ↓ 299Myrtie#834 → #1,133
  5. ↓ 278Theola#985 → #1,263

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

See the top 100 for 1934 →