Alina
Used across eastern Europe and beyond, usually explained as a short form of Adelina, from the Germanic adal, noble. Similar forms exist in Arabic and Persian.
Alina in 2025
Alina was given to 2,204 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 305th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 1,504 babies born.
The history of Alina
Alina reached its highest point in 2025, when 2,204 babies were given the name, ranking 305th that year.
Across the 134 years of records since 1892, 45,387 babies have been named Alina. Half of them were born before 2014, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Alina by decade
| Decade | Babies named Alina | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 16 | 2,250 |
| 1910s | 18 | 6,224 |
| 1920s | 33 | 5,864 |
| 1930s | 7 | 5,692 |
| 1940s | 43 | 5,710 |
| 1950s | 100 | 4,045 |
| 1960s | 491 | 2,039 |
| 1970s | 1,185 | 1,553 |
| 1980s | 1,851 | 1,281 |
| 1990s | 4,302 | 889 |
| 2000s | 9,604 | 415 |
| 2010s | 15,599 | 377 |
| 2020s | 12,138 | 305 |
Where Alina is heading
Alina has risen 19% over the past decade, from 1,857 babies in 2015 to 2,204 in 2025.
Names like Alina
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Alina.