The first name Alina
A girl’s name from Italian.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Italian origin
Borrowed from Italian Alina, or a Latinate form of French Aline, ultimately from diminutives of the same Germanic name Adela, Adele.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 208 girls were named Alina, making it the 224th most popular girls’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Alina with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Alina at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 2,204 girls born in the United States were named Alina, the 130th most popular girls’ name that year.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Alina
19 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Alina TalayBelarusian hurdler, born 1989
- Alina AstafeiGerman high jumper, born 1969
- Alina FernándezCuban political critic, born 1956
- Alina HarnaskoBelarusian rhythmic gymnast, born 2001
- Alina LevshinGerman actress, born 1984
- Alina TumilovichBelarusian gymnast, born 1990
- Alina GrijseelsGerman handball player, born 1996
- Alina HabbaAmerican attorney (born 1984)
- Alina RehGerman long-distance runner, born 1997
- Alina PanovaAmerican costume designer (born 1961)
- Alina ZmushkoBelarusian swimmer, born 1997
- Alina ZhangChinese actress (1981- )
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Questions
- What does the name Alina mean?
- Borrowed from Italian Alina, or a Latinate form of French Aline, ultimately from diminutives of the same Germanic name Adela, Adele.
- What is the origin of the name Alina?
- Borrowed from Italian Alina, or a Latinate form of French Aline, ultimately from diminutives of the same Germanic name Adela, Adele.
- How popular is the name Alina?
- In 2025, 208 girls born in England and Wales were named Alina, ranking 224th.
- Is Alina a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 45,387 US babies named Alina since 1880 were girls.
- When was Alina most popular?
- 2025 in the United States, when 2,204 babies were named Alina, its highest rank at 130th.