Given name & surname
Alin
“one who is precious”·“resembling a little rock”
Alin is a variant of Alan. Interpretations include “one who is precious” and “resembling a little rock”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Alin is a variant of Alan. Interpretations include “one who is precious” and “resembling a little rock”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Alin is a variant of Alan. A possible origin is Celtic, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1985. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Alin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 650
- 144 boys · 506 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 46 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #10,971 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −13%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,971 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 6.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 38 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,469 as a first name in 2020; 157 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Alin’s family of names
Alin has a related form in Alan. In Greek usage, Alin is a transliteration of Αλίν. In Russian usage, Alin as a surname is a transliteration of Алин.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Alin
- Alin MoldoveanuRomanian sport shooterborn 1983
- Alin ToșcaRomanian association football playerborn 1992
- Alin Alexuc-CiurariuOlympic wrestlerborn 1990
- Alin StoicaRomanian footballerborn 1979
- Alin FirfiricăRomanian athletics competitorborn 1995
- Alin MinteuanRomanian footballerborn 1976
- Alin Florin CioancăRomanian cross-country skierborn 1995
- Petru ZahariaItalian rowerborn 1991
- Alin BerescuRomanian chess playerborn 1980
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.