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 1936
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Kentucky#249 · 1 in 1,715
- California#333 · 1 in 2,832
- Georgia#347 · 1 in 3,263
- Virginia#374 · 1 in 4,547
- Tennessee#400 · 1 in 4,402
Best ever in a state: #155 in Florida, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | #249 | 15 | 1 in 1,715 |
| California | #333 | 13 | 1 in 2,832 |
| Georgia | #347 | 9 | 1 in 3,263 |
| Virginia | #374 | 5 | 1 in 4,547 |
| Tennessee | #400 | 6 | 1 in 4,402 |
| Missouri | #437 | 5 | 1 in 5,166 |
| Mississippi | #444 | 5 | 1 in 4,257 |
| North Carolina | #499 | 5 | 1 in 7,127 |
| New York | #554 | 7 | 1 in 11,700 |
| Texas | #561 | 11 | 1 in 4,990 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
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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 1936
Top girls' names in 1936
More about 1936
girls
1,040,390 girls got a published name in 1936; 1 in 7,942 of them was named Allene, which outranked 88.2% of the 4,856 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #571Harriette132
- #571Ione132
- #571Maryanne132
- #575Allene131
- #575Roma131
- #575Velda131
- #578Charlie130
- #578Dortha130
- #578Elsa130
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↓ 1,028Norita#713 → #1,741
- ↓ 506Vernetta#974 → #1,480
- ↓ 461Ozella#984 → #1,445
- ↓ 400Shirleyann#896 → #1,296
- ↓ 342Idell#925 → #1,267
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.