Alina

Girl · Germanic, Latin or Slavic (several)

Alina

Say it: uh-LEE-nuh

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Meaning

Of several origins: often a short form of Adelina or Albina, and in some regions linked to other names; no single meaning is settled.

Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.

Common in Eastern and Central Europe, it became widely used in the US in the 2000s.

Its wave through time

Popular now

In the United States

34,914 babies given this name since 1892
At its height in 2019, about 1 in 914 girls
1,683 babies in 2020

Through the ages

The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

Polish Russian Romanian German Italian American

The family of the name

Other spellings: Alena, Aleena

Polish	Alina
Russian	Alina
Romanian	Alina
German	Alina

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Where this comes from

National birth statistics of European countries source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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