Alina
Alina was the 130th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 2,204 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 43 places. More babies were named Alina in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin uncertain · Germanic, Italian
Say it uh-LEE-nuh /əˈlinə/
- Rank in 2025
- #130 girls, up 40 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 2,204girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20252,204 babies
- Total since 1880
- 45,387babies recorded
What does the name Alina mean?
Alina has several separate origins, as Wikipedia notes. Wiktionary takes it from Italian Alina or as a Latin-style form of French Aline, a pet form of Germanic names such as Adela and Adeline that begin with adal, 'noble'. Wikipedia adds that it has been used in Scotland as a feminine of Alistair (Alexander) and linked with Gaelic álainn, 'beautiful', and that some uses have Arabic or Slavic roots. It is common across Eastern Europe as well as in Spanish- and English-speaking countries.
Aline (French, “pet form of Adeline”)adal (Old High German, “noble”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. Several independent origins; the Germanic 'noble' route is the dictionary view for Western Europe.
Related names: Aline, Adeline, Alena, Alaina, Lina.
See also: Germanic names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Alina', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Alina', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Adeline', Durham University / The DMNES Editors
Nicknames for Alina
The usual nicknames for Alina are Lina. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Alina in the last five years, 24 were named Lina, against 34 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lina · also for Evelina, Adeline, Catalina | Modern | #572 | 2,529 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Alinas go by each one.
Alina popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #130 | 2,204 |
| 2020 | #170 | 1,701 |
| 2010 | #265 | 1,239 |
| 2000 | #466 | 595 |
| 1990 | #664 | 326 |
| 1980 | #977 | 152 |
| 1970 | #1,168 | 99 |
| 1960 | #2,733 | 20 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Alina, counting every spelling?
Alina is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #140 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #130 for Alina on its own. Together these spellings went to 2,393 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alina | 2,204 | #130 | 10,437 |
| Alyna | 94 | #2,020 | 478 |
| Alinna | 29 | #4,664 | 178 |
| Alynna | 29 | #4,666 | 172 |
| Alinah | 16 | #6,848 | 121 |
| Aalina | 7 | #11,933 | 30 |
| Allina | 5 | #15,058 | 26 |
| Alynah | 9 | #10,152 | 25 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Alina?
2,204 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Alina (0.61 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Alina born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 4 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Alina.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Alina?
About 44,700 people born in the US named Alina are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 6 and 21. That makes Alina a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Alina by state
How common Alina was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Hawaii (3.5×), Nevada (2.6×), California (2.3×), New Mexico (1.9×), Rhode Island (1.8×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in New Hampshire, Mississippi, Alabama.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Alina: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Alina, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Alina · Sibling names for Alina
Questions about the name Alina
What does Alina mean?
The origin of Alina is uncertain: several independent origins; the Germanic 'noble' route is the dictionary view for Western Europe.
How popular is the name Alina?
Alina was the 130th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 2,204 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 43 places. More babies were named Alina in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Alina a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Alina in the US.
Where is Alina most popular?
In 2021–2025, Alina was most common in Hawaii (4.54 per 1,000 girls), followed by Nevada and California.