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Aleena

girl name
Origin
Arabic
Syllables
3
Peak era
2000s/2020s
Today
▬ Steady

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Meaning

a spelling of Alina, short form of Adelina and other names with that ending

One Aleena, two histories

Arabic · From an Arabic adjective meaning soft or tender.

Germanic · A spelling of Alina, linked through Adelina to Germanic adal, noble.

The story

Aleena is carried in Behind the Name's community database as a variant of Alina, and Alina is a short form of Adelina, Albina and other names with that ending, which makes Aleena a soft sound that several older names funnel into. The American records date its run precisely: about 6 girls in the 1960s, about 800 in the 1990s, about 3,100 in the 2000s, about 5,600 in the 2010s, and about 2,700 so far this decade. It rides with Alina, Elena and Alena in the long-vowel wave, one open syllable after another. Some names arrive carrying a single meaning like a sealed envelope. This one arrives as pure sound with several return addresses, and the records suggest the sound alone has been more than enough.

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How popular is Aleena around the world?

In the United States, 2,749 babies were named Aleena between 2020 and 2025. In South Australia, 5 girls were registered as Aleena in 2017.

Aleena is on the official records of the United States, South Australia, England and Wales, Canada, Scotland, Ireland, France, Austria and Spain.

United States

1 in 7,900

In the United States, 2,749 babies were named Aleena between 2020 and 2025.

1890speak 2000s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Aleena peaked in the 2000s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.

Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration

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South Australia

1 in 3,700 · 2017

In South Australia, 5 girls were registered as Aleena in 2017.
The count never rose above 6 in a year, too few to chart.

Births registered in South Australia (not all of Australia) by first name and year of registration, 1944–2017, from the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, which publishes every name down to a single birth in capitals; a spelling its export repeats inside a year is counted once, and from 2018 only a top 100 is published, so the series ends at 2017. Source: Consumer and Business Services (South Australia), popular baby names

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England and Wales

1 in 3,900

In England and Wales, 150 girls named Aleena were born in 2025, the 297th most common name among girls that year.

1996peak 20132025

share of that year’s name registrations

Birth registrations in England and Wales (not the whole UK); exact spellings are counted separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales

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Canada

1 in 5,700

In Canada, 64 girls named Aleena were born in 2024, the 460th most common name among girls that year.

1991peak 20102024

share of that year’s name registrations

First given names from provincial and territorial vital statistics across Canada; any name-sex-year under 5 is excluded at source, and small Quebec counts carry a randomized adjustment made at source. Shares divide by Statistics Canada’s count of live births for the year; the 2024 count is preliminary. Source: Statistics Canada, first names at birth (table 17-10-0147-01)

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Scotland

1 in 5,700

In Scotland, 8 girls named Aleena were registered in 2024, the 384th most common name among girls that year.

1990peak 20132024

share of that year’s name registrations

Births registered in Scotland; different spellings count separately but accents are merged at source, and any spelling under 3 in total is suppressed. Source: National Records of Scotland, babies' first names

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Ireland

1 in 14,000

In Ireland, 4 girls named Aleena were born in 2025, the 718th most common name among girls that year.
The count never rose above 6 in a year, too few to chart.

Exact registered spellings from Irish vital statistics; any name under 3 in a year is withheld at source, and accented spellings (fadas) are recorded reliably only from 2018. Source: Central Statistics Office (Ireland), Irish babies' names

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France

1 in 32,000

In France, about 20 girls named Aleena were born in 2025, ranked 1,591st among girls that year.

2000peak 2025

share of that year’s births on record

Births in France by year of birth, from INSEE’s fichier des prénoms (1900–2025; Mayotte from 2012); exact spellings count separately (Léo and Leo are different names), any spelling under 3 in a year and sex is withheld at source, every count is rounded to the nearest 5 at source, and nametree keeps the spellings that reached 20 in some year. Shares divide by INSEE’s count of births in France from 1957, and before that by the file’s own total for the year; INSEE says the file is not complete before 1946. Source: Insee, fichier des prénoms (last updated 2026-07-16)

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Austria

1 in 76,000

In Austria, 1 girl named Aleena was born in 2025, ranked 1,875th among girls that year, spellings that differ only by special characters counted together.
The count never rose above 2 in a year, too few to chart.

Live births in Austria by year of birth, 1984–2025, from Statistik Austria’s first-name statistics; spellings that differ only by special characters are counted together (umlauts stay apart), every name down to a single birth is published, and the count covers babies with Austrian citizenship only until 2009, every baby from 2010, and from 2015 also births abroad to mothers living in Austria. Shares divide by Statistik Austria’s count of live births from 2010, and before that by the file’s own total for the year. Source: Statistik Austria - data.statistik.gv.at (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1, updated 2026-07-09)

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Spain

1 in 500,000

In Spain, 89 residents are named Aleena, ranked 8,528th among women, with a mean age of 17 years.

Residents of Spain on 1 January 2025. Spain publishes how old a name’s living bearers are, not a birth series, so there is no year chart. Source: INE (Spain), Censo de Población anual, 1 January 2025

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New Zealand

last on record 2024

Aleena is not on the 2025 record for New Zealand, where names under 10 in a year are excluded at source.

2010peak 2024

share of that year’s name registrations

First given names from New Zealand birth registrations, grouped by registration year; any name under 10 in a year is excluded at source. Shares divide by Stats NZ’s count of births registered to mothers living in New Zealand, under 1% below the registry’s own count. Source: Department of Internal Affairs (New Zealand), baby name popularity over time

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Puerto Rico

last on record 2015

Aleena is not on the 2025 record for Puerto Rico, which withholds births under 5, and 8 babies have carried the name there since 1998.
The count never rose above 8 in a year, too few to chart.

First given name only, from Social Security records of births in Puerto Rico; any name-sex-year under 5 births is withheld at source. Shares divide by the Puerto Rico Demographic Registry’s count of births on the island; the 2025 count is provisional. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, territory name file (Puerto Rico)

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Not on the record in Mexico City, Argentina and Poland: those registries withhold small counts, so rare uses may sit below their floors.

Not on the Chile record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 5 registrations in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the Montevideo record for 1940 to 2011: that registry withholds nothing, so this spelling was not given there in those years. Not on Norway’s list: Statistics Norway lists only first names carried by 200 or more living people, so rarer names are not shown.

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When you meet Aleena

Most people given the name Aleena in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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