Aline
Medieval French shortening of Adeline, whose Germanic root adal means noble; it was carried into English after the Norman conquest.
Aline in 2025
Aline was given to 44 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 6,106th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 75,349 babies born.
The history of Aline
Aline reached its highest point in 1920, when 445 babies were given the name, ranking 573rd that year. Its best-ever ranking was 470th, in 1909.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 14,673 babies have been named Aline. Half of them were born before 1928, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Silent Generation.
Aline by decade
| Decade | Babies named Aline | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 185 | 702 |
| 1890s | 522 | 522 |
| 1900s | 982 | 470 |
| 1910s | 2,684 | 515 |
| 1920s | 3,416 | 573 |
| 1930s | 1,908 | 716 |
| 1940s | 1,152 | 1,058 |
| 1950s | 919 | 1,473 |
| 1960s | 621 | 1,793 |
| 1970s | 251 | 3,588 |
| 1980s | 285 | 4,051 |
| 1990s | 422 | 3,164 |
| 2000s | 652 | 3,574 |
| 2010s | 438 | 5,074 |
| 2020s | 236 | 6,090 |
Where Aline is heading
Aline has fallen 14% over the past decade, from 51 babies in 2015 to 44 in 2025.
Names like Aline
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Aline.