Aline
Feminine · “noble”
Aline is overwhelmingly a girls’ name — 14,668 girls against 5 boys since 1880.
Aline is a medieval contraction of Adeline, which is itself a diminutive — so the name is Adela made small and then made smaller, a noble ending twice reduced.
How old is the name Aline?
Aline was already in use when US birth records began in 1880 — it is at least 145 years old. The typical Aline alive today was born around 1927, making them about 98 years old. About 4,900 people named Aline are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Aline most popular?
Aline peaked in 1909, reaching #301 nationally. Today it ranks #3459, 3,158 places below that high. See the whole 1909 chart.
Where it comes from
From adal to Aline
The story of Aline
Adela and Adeline came to England with the Normans — the Conqueror had a daughter Adela — and medieval French contracted Adeline to Aline, which appears in English records from the twelfth century. The name faded and returned in the nineteenth. American use peaked around 1920, and it has a substantial second life in Brazilian and French use.
Meaning
noble
Through Adeline and Adela, from the Germanic adal, 'noble'. French formed Adeline with a diminutive ending and then contracted it to Aline in the Middle Ages. The adal element is one of the most productive in Germanic naming, giving Albert, Adelaide and Alice.
How the name formed
- adal
- Adela
- Adeline
- Aline
Related forms: Aline · Aline · Adeline
Pronouncing Aline
uh-LEEN
Two syllables, stress on the second. French says it the same way; some English speakers say AY-lyn instead.
Nicknames for Aline
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1880
- Most girls named
- 1924376 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #301reached in 1909
- Change vs 2022
- +15.8%44 in 2025, from 38
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Aline in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Aline in French — same name
- Aline in Portuguese — same name
- Adeline in German — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, New York, Texas.
Alines among us
people named Aline are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 36,529 born in 2025 was named Aline
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Aline sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Aline is headed
Aline should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind. Its history is short or jumpy, though, so read this as a sketch rather than a promise.
Low confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Aline beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Aline in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- The meaning is transparent and the adal element is thoroughly documented.
- It is standard in French and Portuguese without any change of spelling.
- The end stress gives it a distinct rhythm against a front-stressed surname.
- Two pronunciations are current in English.
- Adeline and Adelina are both commoner and closely related.
- It is period-coded to the early twentieth century in American records.
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Feminine · #3459 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Alines are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 4,900 people named Aline are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Aline in 2025?
- Aline ranks #3459 among US girl names in 2025, with 44 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Aline?
- About 1 in every 36,529 US girls born in 2025 was named Aline — 44 in all.
- Will my child share the name Aline with classmates?
- Aline will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Aline
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