Alina

“Noble; also linked to Gaelic for beautiful” — Germanic; Scottish Gaelic origin

Girl's name · #130 in the US (2025) · Trending

Alina first appeared in 1892, vanished from the records entirely for 15 years, and since returning in 1914 has climbed back to #130. About 45,000 girls have carried it in all.

Around the world: #12 in Bosnia (FBiH) (2024) · #14 in Switzerland (2024) · #34 in Slovenia (2025) · #39 in Finland (other-lang.) (2025) · #43 in Finland (Finnish-sp.) (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 43 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Alinas

Alina Kabaeva — Russian gymnast and politician, alleged partner of Vladimir Putin
Alina Zagitova — Russian figure skater
Alina Talay — Belarusian hurdler
Alina Dumitru — Romanian judoka
Alina Orlova — Lithuanian singer

In stories & tradition

Alina Starkov — Shadow and Bone
Alina Manolaki — To soi sou

What Alinas become

Among 1,167 notable people named Alina:

Sports figures appear 1.78× more often than among typical names — e.g. Alina Kabaeva, Russian gymnast and politician, alleged partner of Vladimir Putin.

Similar names: Aleena · Tatum · Hallie · Catalina · Oakley · Adelina

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