Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Alaine

Gender

Female

Origin

Celtic/Gaelic
Dear child.
French
Ray of the sun
Irish
Beautiful child

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Alaine

Pronunciation

a-lai-ne

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 1967 (rank #2039, 33 births); most recent 2025 (rank #8860, 11 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
202511
202411
202311
202217
202117
202020
201912
201810
201711
201621

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2014 (rank #5682, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
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Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #4541, 4 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
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2019–
2018–
2017–
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2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 1968 (rank #267, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1988 (rank #492, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoysGirls
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Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 1974 (rank #444, 4 births); most recent 1977 (rank #510, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
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Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence