Aleen
A girls’ name of Scottish origin, meaning bright, shining; a modern respelling of Aileen.
Aleen by the numbers
In 2025, 15 babies in England and Wales were named Aleen. In the US, 60 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 81 babies in 2013, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Aileen
Like Aleen, each of these traces back to Aileen: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Aileebright or shining; a form of Aileen53 in the US (2017)
- Ailinoble; a form of Aileen or Allie41 in the US (2017)
- Ailianaa form of Aileen or Aliana7 in the US (2017)
- Ailienoble; a form of Aileen7 in the US (2017)
- Ailynoble; a form of Aileen7 in the US (2017)
- Aileenebright; a form of Aileen6 in the US (2017)
- Aishleenbright; a form of Aileen with suffix5 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Aleen. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Aleen
Names that are said the same way as Aleen, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean light
Like Aleen, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Aleen
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