Holding steady.
Popularity of Alean since 1899
Babies named Alean per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1927, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Alean's real moment was 1912.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 |
| 1900s | 44 |
| 1910s | 192 |
| 1920s | 317 |
| 1930s | 238 |
| 1940s | 134 |
| 1950s | 110 |
| 1960s | 38 |
| 1970s | 10 |
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 5 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Alean is a rare American name that first appeared in records in 1899, but its highest recorded usage came in 1912, with a handful of births. The name's trajectory has been stable but extremely low, with no significant revival in recent decades. It has never appeared in the top 1000 names, and its one-in-N rate is too low to calculate. While its exact origins are uncertain, Alean likely follows the fashionable pattern of names like Alene and Aileen that were popular in the early 1900s. This name carries a vintage charm, reminiscent of an era when simple, melodic 'A' names were favored for girls.
Alean appears to be a 20th-century American coinage, likely a respelling or variant of names like Aileen or Alene, which themselves derive from the Irish Eibhlín (a form of Helen) or from Alan. Its usage peaked in the 1910s, suggesting it followed the fashionable trend of names beginning with 'A' and ending in '-een' or '-ean' during that era. The name has never been common, with no recorded rank in national data.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Lee, Annie
Sibling names for Alean
Names that share Alean's style, for a brother or sister.
