Aljean
Aljean Meltsir Harmetz is an American journalist and film historian. She was the Hollywood correspondent for The New York Times from 1978 to 1990.
Meaning & Origin of Aljean
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aljean Meltsir Harmetz is an American journalist and film historian. She was the Hollywood correspondent for The New York Times from 1978 to 1990.
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The Story of Aljean
Aljean first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1929, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1929, when 9 Aljeans were born — ranking #3,137 that year. As of 2026, Aljean ranks #4,385 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 77 Aljeans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Aljean
Aljean is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1929 and has accumulated 77 births in the dataset. Aljean's peak popularity came in 1929 when it ranked #3,137. Use the chart and map above to compare Aljean's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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