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Aleene
How to Pronounce Aleene
Pronounced uh-LEEN /ΙΛlin/Medium
Meaning: Aleene is a respelling in the Aline/Arlene family. Aline began as a medieval short form of Adeline ('noble', from Germanic adal), and the -een spelling gives it the soft early-1900s sound shared with Arlene and Kathleen. Its inherited sense is 'noble.'Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Aleene sits in the Aline/Arlene family. Aline arose as a medieval clipped form of Adeline, from Germanic adal, 'noble,' and the -een respelling matches the era's love of that soft ending in names like Arlene and Kathleen. The meaning of nobility carries through.
Aleene's record spans the early twentieth century into the twenty-first, cresting around the nineteen-teens and always uncommon, at only a few dozen births in its best year. It reads as a tender, old-fashioned variant.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Aleene mean?
Aleene is a variant of Aline or Arlene, tracing to Adeline, from Germanic adal, meaning 'noble.'
How do you pronounce Aleene?
It's said uh-LEEN /ΙΛlin/ β two syllables, stress on the second.
Is Aleene a boy or girl name?
Aleene is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Aleene?
Aleene was always uncommon, given to only a few dozen girls a year around its early-twentieth-century peak.