unisex name

Alane

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 2,054

Alane is a unisex name with 2 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 81% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2022 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in 1964, when 97 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • Alane started out as a girls' name and is now given almost entirely to boys.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1940.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Alane over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2022, not a full ten years.

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Births named Alane by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1940s 103
1950s 502
1960s 652
1970s 185
1980s 134
1990s 46
2000s 32
2020s (to 2022) 10

How popular is Alane?

In 2022, Alane was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Alane is used

France #2,702 10 in 2025
United States #15,716 5 in 2022

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Alane

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Alane also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Alane over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Alane

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Alane — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Alane

How popular is the name Alane?

In 2022, Alane was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Alane a girl's or a boy's name?

Alane is used for both girls and boys. About 81% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Alane?

Alane has 2 syllables.

When was Alane most popular?

Alane peaked in 1964, when 97 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Alane a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Alane currently ranks #2,702 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.

Was Alane originally a boys' or girls' name?

Alane was given mostly to girls in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to boys.