Given name & surname

Alpine

“one who is fair-skinned”

Alpine is a variant of Alpin. One Scottish interpretation is “one who is fair-skinned.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Alpine is a variant of Alpin. One Scottish interpretation is “one who is fair-skinned.”

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Alpine through the years

Babies since 1880
7
0 boys · 7 girls
Most popular year
1920
7 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
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Alpine in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1920–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 1920. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 143 as a surname in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Alpine’s family of names

Alpine has a related form in Alpin. In English usage, Alpine as a surname has a related form in Macalpine.

Walk Alpine’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

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“resembling the violet flower”

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Eveline

“a birdlike woman” · “a birdlike man”

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Alpine’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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