How Many People Are Named Alene?
An estimated 2,274 people in the United States have the first name Alene. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 63 years old, and Alene peaked in popularity in 1920 with 264 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Alene as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Alene paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,274
About 1 in 150,728 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
63
years old
Peak Year
1920
264 births
Total Registered
8,748
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Alene
Alene is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 8,748 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Alene as a male name
Ranked #4,161 in 1928
5 male births in 1928
Peak: 1928 (5 births)
Alene as a female name
Ranked #13,506 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 1920 (264 births)
Alene: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Alene span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 2,356 babies were registered. Alene has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Alene by Decade
How has Alene tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Alene by State
Birth registrations for Alene span all 30 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Kentucky, North Carolina. The lowest are in Montana, Idaho, Wisconsin. On average, about 166 Alenes were registered per state.
Alene + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Alene as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Alene: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alene?
We estimate approximately 2,274 people named Alene are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 150,728 Americans share this first name.
Is Alene a common name?
Alene is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,748 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Alene most popular?
Alene reached peak popularity in 1920, when 264 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Alene is approximately 63 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Alene a female name?
Alene is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Alene Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Alene Smith, Alene Johnson, Alene Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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