Allene

Where Allene comes from

The dictionaries list Allene as a given name — a female given name — but don't trace where it came from. The record below is what the SSA data shows.

  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1881
    First appearance
    #740 among girls, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1906
    Allene Jeanes born
    American chemical researcher
  3. 1912
    Peak, #375
    152 babies named Allene — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1928
    Allene Roberts born
    American actress
  5. 1942
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #902.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name.
Namesakes
  • Allene Jeanes · American chemical researcher, 1906–1995
  • Allene Roberts · American actress, 1928–2019
  • Allene Ray · American actress, 1901–1979
  • Allene Tew · American socialite, 1872–1955

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.