Allene
Allene was the 11999th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1912, when it ranked 375th; the most babies were born in 1926 (317). Over the last ten years it has moved up 4,569 places. More babies were named Allene in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,999 girls, up 3,230 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 7girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1926317 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,767babies recorded
Allene popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 1927.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,999 | 7 |
| 2020 | #15,229 | 5 |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | #7,602 | 13 |
| 1990 | #5,557 | 16 |
| 1980 | #10,425 | 5 |
| 1970 | #3,031 | 22 |
| 1960 | #2,310 | 26 |
| 1950 | #1,034 | 78 |
| 1940 | #734 | 89 |
| 1930 | #491 | 184 |
| 1920 | #402 | 271 |
| 1910 | #427 | 86 |
| 1900 | #557 | 38 |
| 1890 | #599 | 19 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Allene, counting every spelling?
Allene is a spelling of Allyn, a name family that had 14 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 14 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allyn | 7 | #12,001 | 43 |
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 Allene?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Allene (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Allene 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 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Allene.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Allene?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Allene are alive today, with a median age of 74; half are between 58 and 83. That makes Allene 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.
Allene by state
How common Allene was among girls born in each state in 1924–1928, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Kentucky (3.8×), Georgia (2.9×), Oklahoma (2.8×), Arkansas (2.3×), Florida (2.1×). In 25 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Allene: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Allene, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Allene
How popular is the name Allene?
Allene was the 11999th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1912, when it ranked 375th; the most babies were born in 1926 (317). Over the last ten years it has moved up 4,569 places. More babies were named Allene in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Allene a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Allene in the US.
Where was Allene most popular?
In 1924–1928, Allene was most common in Kentucky (0.83 per 1,000 girls), followed by Georgia and Oklahoma.