Given name
Alaine
“beautiful and fair woman; dear child”
Alaine is a variant of Alaina. One French interpretation is “beautiful and fair woman; dear child.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Alaine is a variant of Alaina. One French interpretation is “beautiful and fair woman; dear child.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Alaine is a variant of Alaina. An origin associated with Alaina is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Alaine through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,454
- 0 boys · 1,454 girls
- Most popular year
- 1967
- 33 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #8,883 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −9%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,883 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 9.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 33 in 1967. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,349 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Alaine
- Alaine LaughtonJamaican singerborn 1979
- Alaine ChartrandCanadian figure skaterborn 1996
- Alaine AgirreSpanish writerborn 1990
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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