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The first name Aliona

A girl’s name.

3 syllables Female

Meaning and origin

A transliteration of the Russian female given name Алёна (Aljóna).

From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity

Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

Aliona last appeared in the official list in 2024, given to 5 girls. It peaked in 2012, with 20 births (#1,525).

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73
babies named Aliona, 1996–2025
#4,192
rank in 2024
2012
peak year

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Aliona with other names.

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Aliona at birth, 1880–2025

In 2025, 5 girls born in the United States were named Aliona, the 15,048th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2015, when 8 were.

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73
babies named Aliona since 1880
#15,048
rank in 2025
2015
peak 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.

Aliona in other languages

Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

Ellen
Estonian
Алёна
Aljóna
Russian
Альона
Alʹona
Ukrainian

Famous people named Aliona

9 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Alena V. Ledeneva
    British sociologist, born 1964
  • Yelena Rudkovskaya
    Belarusian swimmer, born 1973
  • Alena Neumiarzhitskaya
    Belarusian sprinter, born 1980
  • Yelena Mikulich
    Belarusian rower, born 1977
  • Alena Dylko
    Belarusian track cyclist, born 1988
  • Alyona Kolesnik
    Azerbaijani amateur wrestler, born 1995
  • Alena Abramchuk
    Belarusian female shot putter, born 1988
  • Alyona Azernaya
    Contemporary Russian naïve painter, born 1966
  • Alena Kiyevich
    Belarusian athletics competitor, born 1987

Questions

How popular is the name Aliona?
In 2024, 5 girls born in England and Wales were named Aliona, ranking 4,192nd. Its peak was 2012, with 20 births.
When was Aliona most popular?
2015 in the United States, when 8 babies were named Aliona, its highest rank at 11,893rd.