Given name
Aleane
“light-bearer”·“from the green meadow”
Aleane is a variant of Aileen. Interpretations include “light-bearer” and “from the green meadow”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Aleane is a variant of Aileen. Interpretations include “light-bearer” and “from the green meadow”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Aleane is a variant of Aileen. Aileen has been associated with Irish and Scottish naming traditions. Aleane connects to the Helen name family through Aleen. A possible origin is Greek, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1910. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Aleane connects to the Helen name family through Aleen. The history of Helen gives this family its wider story. Helen’s historical associations include the mother of the Emperor Constantine.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Aleane through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 92
- 0 boys · 92 girls
- Most popular year
- 1923
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1946. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 9 in 1923.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Aleane’s family of names
Aleane has a related form in Aileen. Aleane has a related form in Aleen.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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