Alyne
A feminine name derived from French meaning "kind and noble".
Name Census estimates that about 222 living Americans carry the first name Alyne. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Alyne today is around 38 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Alyne births was 1920 (36 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Alyne. 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.
People living today
222
~ 1 in 1,543,938 Americans
Peak year
1920
36 babies that year
Average age
38
years old
2021 SSA rank
#11,198
Tracked since 1901
Census
Alyne in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 416 people with the first name Alyne, which placed it at #23,505 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#23,505
National first-name rank
People counted
416
416 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
57.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Alyne
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Alyne is White at 57.2%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (25.7%) and Black (8.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Alyne described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Alyne at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White57.2% · 238
- Hispanic or Latino25.7% · 107
- Black or African American8.2% · 34
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.1% · 17
- Two or more races2.9% · 12
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.9% · 8
Popularity
Alyne: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Alyne from the 1900s through to the 2020s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 235 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Alyne 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 Alyne during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Alynes live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. Texas, Tennessee, California recorded the most babies named Alyne, while Oklahoma, California, Tennessee recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 33 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Alyne
The name Alyne is derived from the French name Aline, which itself has origins in the Germanic name Adeline. The name Adeline is a combination of the Germanic elements "adal" meaning "noble" and "linde" meaning "serpent."
Alyne was a popular name in medieval France, particularly among the nobility. One of the earliest known bearers of this name was Alyne de Lusignan, a French noblewoman from the 13th century. She was a member of the influential House of Lusignan and married Henry de la Marche, Count of March.
In ancient Greek mythology, there is a reference to a figure named Alyne, who was said to be one of the daughters of the god Poseidon. However, the connection between this mythological figure and the modern name Alyne is tenuous at best.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Alyne in literature is found in the 14th-century French romance "Le Morte d'Arthur" by Sir Thomas Malory. In this work, Alyne is mentioned as a lady-in-waiting to Queen Guinevere.
Throughout history, several notable women have borne the name Alyne. Alyne Ridd (1868-1949) was a British suffragette and activist who fought for women's right to vote. Alyne Rachel Iseman Dumas (1914-2014) was an American artist and sculptor, known for her bronze works depicting scenes from the American West.
Another famous Alyne was Alyne Bess Coman (1909-1976), an American educator and author. She was a pioneer in the field of early childhood education and wrote several influential books on the subject. Alyne Quartermaine Dexter (1919-2009) was a British historian and academic, best known for her work on the history of the British Empire.
Alyne Quart (1922-2022) was a French-American actress and singer who appeared in several films and TV shows in the mid-20th century. She was also an active philanthropist and advocate for various charitable causes.
People
Alyne + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Alyne 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
Alyne: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alyne?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 222 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Alyne 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 1,543,938 US residents.
Is Alyne a common name?
We classify Alyne as "Very Rare". It ranks above 75.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 859 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Alyne most popular?
The single biggest year for Alyne was 1920, when 36 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Alyne is about 38 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Alyne in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 416 people with the name Alyne, or 0.14 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #23,505 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Alyne in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Alyne?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Alyne leans strongly female. 413 people counted with this name were female (98.6%), compared with 6 male bearers (1.4%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Alyne?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Alyne is White at 57.2%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (25.7%) and Black (8.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Alyne most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Alyne in the 2020 Census, accounting for 57.2% (238 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
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 Alyne in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Alyne a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Alyne 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 Alyne still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Alyne 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 Alyne 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.
How many people share the name Alyne?
Want to know how many people share the name Alyne? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.