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Alaine

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Alaine: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Trend unknown

among girls in England and Wales · 2014

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2014 to 2014, ranging from #5691 to #5691.2014#5691#5691
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2014#5691

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

Trend unknownEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 4 of the 13 years from 1976 to 1988.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1968–2014 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1976

    First recorded at #497 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1976 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Most recent1988

    Most recently recorded at #492 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1988.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1968 to 2014. Highest recorded position: #267 in Republic of Ireland in 1968.

Alaine's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2014England and Walesfemale#56913HighVerified
1988Republic of Irelandfemale#4923HighVerified
1985Republic of Irelandfemale#5193HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandfemale#5223HighVerified
1976Republic of Irelandfemale#4973HighVerified
1968Republic of Irelandmale#2673HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Alaine is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Alaine, between 1968 and 2014, in 6 of those 47 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1976Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1978Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1985Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1988Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1968Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1968England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: highest position in 201419682014
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1968–19885#267 in 1968
England and Wales20141#5691 in 2014

Its high point came 46 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1968) than in England and Wales (2014).

No registrar recorded it for 25 years after 1988; it appears again in 2014.

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What is known about Alaine

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1968–2014.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1968 to 2014. Highest recorded position: #267 in Republic of Ireland in 1968. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.