Alliemae
A diminutive of Alice combined with Mae, meaning "noble, kind" and "beloved".
Name Census estimates that about 45 living Americans carry the first name Alliemae. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Alliemae today is around 9 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Alliemae births was 2017 (7 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Alliemae. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Alliemae. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
45
~ 1 in 7,616,763 Americans
Peak year
2017
7 babies that year
Average age
9
years old
2022 SSA rank
#12,307
Tracked since 1917
Popularity
Alliemae: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Alliemae from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 32 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Alliemae remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Alliemae by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Alliemae during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Alliemae
The name Alliemae is a relatively modern English name that is believed to have originated as a combination of the names Alice and Mae in the late 19th or early 20th century. The name Alice is derived from the Old French name Alis, which itself is a form of the Germanic name Adalheidis, meaning "noble kind." The name Mae is a variation of the name Mary, which ultimately derives from the Hebrew name Miryam.
While the name Alliemae is not found in ancient texts or religious scriptures, it likely emerged as a creative combination of two popular names during a time when unique and personalized names were becoming more fashionable. The earliest recorded examples of the name Alliemae are difficult to pinpoint precisely, but it seems to have gained some popularity in certain regions of the United States, particularly in the South and Midwest, in the early to mid-20th century.
One of the earliest known individuals with the name Alliemae was Alliemae Doss (1893-1975), an American educator and author from Arkansas who wrote several books on genealogy and local history. Another notable figure was Alliemae Hughes (1907-1993), a civil rights activist and community leader from Kansas who worked to promote racial equality and education opportunities for African Americans.
In the field of literature, Alliemae Iseley (1909-1995) was an American author and educator who wrote several children's books and textbooks, including "The Story of Moses" and "The Story of Abraham Lincoln." Alliemae Estes (1918-2008) was a successful businesswoman and philanthropist from Oklahoma who founded the Estes Foundation to support education and community development initiatives.
Lastly, Alliemae Peeke (1924-2010) was a prominent African American artist and educator from North Carolina who specialized in printmaking and worked to promote arts education in her community. Her works are featured in several museum collections, including the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
People
Alliemae + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Alliemae as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Alliemae: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alliemae?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 45 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Alliemae going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 7,616,763 US residents.
Is Alliemae a common name?
We classify Alliemae as "Very Rare". It ranks above 52.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 50 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Alliemae most popular?
The single biggest year for Alliemae was 2017, when 7 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Alliemae is about 9 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Alliemae in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Alliemae a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Alliemae in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Alliemae still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Alliemae in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Alliemae can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How common is the name Alliemae?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.