Given name & surname · also Arabic
Alina
“illustrious”·“one who is noble”·“one who is beautiful and bright”
Alina is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “illustrious”, “one who is noble”, and “one who is beautiful and bright”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Original PolishAla
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “illustrious”, “one who is noble”, and “one who is beautiful and bright”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
A possible origin is Arabic, although the derivation remains uncertain.
How it developed
In German usage, Alina is a short form of Alexandra. In Finnish usage, Alina developed from Aline.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1892. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Alina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 45,387
- 0 boys · 45,387 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 2,204 babies
- 2025
- 2,204
- #130 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +18%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 2,204 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 130 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 18.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (542). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 41,648 as a first name in 2020; 136 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.
Alina’s family of names
In German usage, Alina is a short form of Alexandra. In Finnish usage, Alina developed from the French form Aline. In English usage, Alina has a related form in Aleena.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Alina has relatives in 13 languages. Lines run from its Arabic roots to each of them.
13 related names in 13 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 18
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Alina
- Alina ZagitovaRussian figure skaterborn 2002
- Alina KabaevaRussian gymnast and politician, alleged partner of Vladimir Putinborn 1983
- Alina TalayBelarusian hurdlerborn 1989
- Alina DumitruRomanian judokaborn 1982
- Alina OrlovaLithuanian singerborn 1988
- Alina JanowskaPolish actress (1923-2017)
- Alina PashUkrainian singerborn 1993
- Alina SzapocznikowPolish sculptor (1926-1973)
- Alina AstafeiGerman high jumperborn 1969
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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