Given name
Alyna
“beautiful and fair woman; dear child”
Alyna is a variant of Alaina. One French interpretation is “beautiful and fair woman; dear child.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Alyna is a variant of Alaina. One French interpretation is “beautiful and fair woman; dear child.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Alyna is a variant of Alaina. An origin associated with Alaina is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Alyna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,897
- 0 boys · 2,897 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 178 babies
- 2025
- 94
- #2,020 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −3%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 94 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,020 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 3.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 178 in 2007. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (24). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,999 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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