Given name & surname
Arina
Arina is used as a given name and a surname. Arina is connected with Irina.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Arina connects to the Irene name family through Irina. An origin associated with Irene is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Russian use, Arina is used as a variant of Irina.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Arina connects to the Irene name family through Irina. The history of Irene gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Irene is associated with the goddess of peace.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Arina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,189
- 0 boys · 1,189 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 81 babies
- 2025
- 65
- #2,654 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −14%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 65 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,654 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 14.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 81 in 2017. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (14). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,960 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.
Arina’s family of names
Arina has an affectionate form in Arisha. Arina has a related form in Irina. Arina has an affectionate form in Orya.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 13
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Ireneequivalent
- Karinaequivalent
- Sarinaequivalent
- Arinequivalent
- Erinaequivalent
- Adrinaequivalent
- Arynaequivalent
- Irynaequivalent
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People named Arina
- Arina TanemuraJapanese manga artistborn 1978
- Arina RodionovaRussian/Australian female tennis playerborn 1989
- Arina AverinaRussian rhythmic gymnast (1998-)
- Arina FedorovtsevaRussian volleyball playerborn 2004
- Arina Rodionovnananny of Alexander Pushkin (1758-1828)
- Arina TsitsilinaBelarusian rhythmic gymnastborn 1998
- Arina SharapovaRussian journalistborn 1961
- Arina OpenyshevaRussian swimmerborn 1999
- Arina ArataJapanese AV idolborn 1996
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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