Alene

Alene: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “bright, shining one”
Origin: English
Say it: uh-LEEN · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Usually a variant of Aline, Alene, or Eileen in English usage. It is commonly linked to Helen and names derived from it.

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How popular is Alene?

20241.8 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Alene in 20246

Peak year1920

Total US babies since 18808,748

Alene is steady now but far below its 1920 peak.

Names like Alene

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Alinabright, beautiful · Slavic
Alinenoble · French
Oliviaolive tree · English
Evelyndesired; little bird · English
Harperharp player · English
Violetviolet flower · English
Hazelhazel tree · English
Ellieshort form of names ending in -el or -ella · English

Alene questions

What does the name Alene mean?

Alene means "bright, shining one". It comes from English. Usually a variant of Aline, Alene, or Eileen in English usage. It is commonly linked to Helen and names derived from it.

Is Alene a boy or girl name?

Alene is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Alene?

6 US babies were named Alene in 2024. Its peak year was 1920.

How do you pronounce Alene?

Alene is usually pronounced uh-LEEN.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.