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Alina

girl name
Origin
Germanic
Syllables
3
Peak era
2010s/2020s
Today
▬ Steady

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Meaning

a short form of Adelina, Albina and other names ending in alina; the Adelina route is linked to "noble"

Goes by Ali, Lina. See all nicknames

The story

Arvo Pärt’s Für Alina was dedicated to a daughter, with her absent mother especially in mind. The composer wrote the piano piece in February 1976 as he emerged from a creative crisis; it was the first work in his tintinnabuli style. Alina was the daughter of his friend, Lithuanian theatre scholar Irena Veisaitė, living in England while her mother remained in the Soviet Union. The Arvo Pärt Centre describes the dedication as comfort across that separation, particularly for the mother longing for her child. As a name, Alina can shorten Adelina, Albina and other names ending in alina; through Adelina it reaches a Germanic root meaning noble. The Centre reports a later, smaller chain of naming: listeners have written about using the music during childbirth since its 1999 ECM recording, with some naming their daughters Alina.

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How popular is Alina around the world?

In the United States, 12,138 babies were named Alina between 2020 and 2025. In Austria, 168 girls named Alina were born in 2025, the 44th most common name among girls that year, spellings that differ only by special characters counted together.

Alina is on the official records of the United States, Austria, Norway, Puerto Rico, Canada, Argentina, Poland, New Zealand, England and Wales, South Australia, France, Montevideo, Scotland, Ireland, Mexico City, Spain, Chile and Brazil.

Alina crosses languages: it is in the latest top 300 of an English-speaking birth record and of a Spanish-speaking one. The full list: English and Spanish

United States

1 in 1,800

In the United States, 12,138 babies were named Alina between 2020 and 2025.

1890speak 2010s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Alina peaked in the 2010s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.

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

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Austria

1 in 450

In Austria, 168 girls named Alina were born in 2025, the 44th most common name among girls that year, spellings that differ only by special characters counted together.

1984peak 20032025

share of that year’s births on record

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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Norway

1 in 760 · register 2026

In Norway, 35 girls were given the name Alina in 2025.

1945peak 2015

share of the girls on the register for that year, SSB’s own figure

People who have or have had a Norwegian ID number, emigrants left out, from Statistics Norway’s name statistics (release of January 2026): by year of birth for 1945–2020 (everyone born that year who was ever registered in Norway, including people who registered later and people who have since died) and by year of naming from 2021; only first names carried by 200 or more living people are listed, counts under 4 are withheld, and SSB merges spellings that differ only by letters outside the Norwegian alphabet. The shares are SSB’s own, of the people of that sex and year in that count; the 2025 figure counts the children named that year, and no year is a count of births. Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), table 10467 (updated 2026-01-28)

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Puerto Rico

1 in 950

In Puerto Rico, 19 babies were named Alina in 2025, and 385 have carried the name since 1998.

1998peak 2024

share of that year’s births on record

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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Canada

1 in 1,800

In Canada, 208 girls named Alina were born in 2024, the 126th most common name among girls that year.

1991peak 2022

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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Argentina

1 in 1,900

In Argentina, 358 newborns were given the name Alina in 2024.

2012peak 2022

share of that year’s name registrations

Given-name components of births in Argentina 2012–2024; national cells are lower bounds and no sex split is published. Source: RENAPER (Argentina), Dirección Nacional de Población, given names 2012-2024

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Poland

1 in 2,000

In Poland, 123 girls named Alina were born in 2025, the 113th most common name among girls that year.

2000peak 2022

share of that year’s name registrations

First names given to children born in Poland by year of birth, 2000–2025, from the PESEL population register (Ministry of Digital Affairs); exact spellings count separately (Łukasz and Lukasz are different names), names given fewer than 5 times in a year were left off the list through 2012 and fewer than 2 times from 2013, and the register also counts children born abroad, so its yearly sums run above Poland’s live births. Shares divide by the register’s own published total for the year, never by births. Source: Ministry of Digital Affairs, PESEL register (dane.gov.pl)

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New Zealand

1 in 2,700

In New Zealand, 21 girls named Alina were registered in 2025.

2000peak 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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England and Wales

1 in 2,800

In England and Wales, 208 girls named Alina were born in 2025, the 224th most common name among girls that year.

1996peak 2025

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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South Australia

1 in 3,700 · 2017

In South Australia, 5 girls were registered as Alina 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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France

1 in 4,000

In France, about 160 girls named Alina were born in 2025, the 345th most common name among girls that year.

1900peak 2023

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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Montevideo City

1 in 4,100 · 2011

In Montevideo, 6 girls named Alina were born in 2011, spelling variants counted together.

1940peak 2006

share of that year’s births on record

Births in the department of Montevideo (not all of Uruguay) by first name and year of birth, 1940–2011, from the city’s civil registry, which writes names in capitals, almost always without accents; counted as spelling groups (accent and punctuation variants merged), nothing is withheld at source, and 2012 is excluded as a partial year. Source: Servicio de Registro Civil, Intendencia de Montevideo, Partidas de Registro Civil de Montevideo (Licencia de Datos Abiertos - Uruguay); 2012 dropped as partial

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Scotland

1 in 4,200

In Scotland, 11 girls named Alina were registered in 2024, the 315th most common name among girls that year.

1974peak 2023

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 4,500

In Ireland, 12 girls named Alina were born in 2025, the 325th most common name among girls that year.

1990peak 20152025

share of that year’s name registrations

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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Mexico City City

1 in 7,300

In Mexico City, there were 16 registrations of Alina in 2022.

2000peak 20132022

share of that year’s registrations in the city

Civil-registry acts in Mexico City by registration year. Counts are lower bounds (names under 6 in a month and borough are removed at source) and count name-instances, not people; compound names are split, so “Maria Jose” counts under each part. 2023, a partial extract through 3 Mar with no cell on record for this name, is excluded. Source: Registro Civil of Mexico City, open data portal, registered given names 2000-2023

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Spain

1 in 8,200

In Spain, 5,497 residents are named Alina, the 436th most common name among women, with a mean age of 33.1 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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Chile

1 in 8,500

In Chile, 21 girls were registered as Alina in 2021, every accent spelling counted together.

peak 19202021

share of that year’s name registrations

First-name registrations with Chile’s civil registry by year of registration, 1920–2021, counted as spelling groups (Sofía, Sofia and Sofìa are one name, shown with its most-registered spelling); the registry withholds nothing, nametree keeps the groups that reached 5 registrations in some year, and shares divide by every registration of the year. Source: Servicio de Registro Civil e Identificación (Chile) via the guaguas package, first-name registrations 1920-2021

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Brazil

1 in 62,000

At the 2022 census, 3,316 people in Brazil were named Alina, ranked 3,622nd, with a median age of 35.
Among people named Alina living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.

1930speak 1980s2010s

people alive at the 2022 census, by decade of birth

The census also counted 234 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart. People alive and resident in Brazil at the 2022 census, a living-population count, not births; names under 20 are withheld at source. Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

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When you meet Alina

Most people given the name Alina 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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Where Alina travels

Ukrainian · traditionally linked to noble, via Adelina

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