Alene
Alene was the 15041st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1920, when it ranked 409th with 264 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,528 places. More babies were named Alene in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #15,041 girls, down 5,457 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1920264 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,753babies recorded
Alene popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 1928.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #15,041 | 5 |
| 2020 | #9,584 | 10 |
| 2010 | #7,538 | 16 |
| 2000 | #6,497 | 16 |
| 1990 | #6,881 | 12 |
| 1980 | #3,613 | 22 |
| 1970 | #2,939 | 23 |
| 1960 | #1,487 | 55 |
| 1950 | #927 | 92 |
| 1940 | #652 | 114 |
| 1930 | #463 | 210 |
| 1920 | #409 | 264 |
| 1910 | #534 | 59 |
| 1900 | #760 | 23 |
| 1890 | #872 | 10 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Alene, counting every spelling?
Alene is a spelling of Aleen, a name family that ranked #1,428 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #15,041 for Alene on its own. Together these spellings went to 136 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aleen | 50 | #3,168 | 297 |
| Aline | 44 | #3,464 | 193 |
| Alin | 8 | #10,971 | 68 |
| Alaine | 11 | #8,883 | 67 |
| Alynn | 11 | #8,896 | 45 |
| Alyn | 7 | #12,005 | 40 |
| Alene | 5 | #15,041 | 36 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Alene?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Alene (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Alene born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Alene.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Alene?
About 2,500 people born in the US named Alene are alive today, with a median age of 71; half are between 51 and 81. That makes Alene a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Alene: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Alene, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Alene
How popular is the name Alene?
Alene was the 15041st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1920, when it ranked 409th with 264 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,528 places. More babies were named Alene in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Alene a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Alene in the US.