Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Alyne 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 1901. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Alyne 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
Alyne through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 859
- 0 boys · 859 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 36 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 8 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 36 in 1920. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 419 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: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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