Alina

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A few things about Alina you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Alina

Alina Talay

Belarusian hurdler

Choose Alina and your child shares a first name with Alina Talay, a Belarusian hurdler. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Alina, like who?” Alina Talay's Wikipedia article is available in 31 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 729 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Alina, 2,204 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Alina would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryAlina first shows up in US birth records in 1892, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 133 years since.
• 🏆Best yearAlina is at its all-time high right now: #130 in 2025.
• 📈Then vs nowAlina is 4.2× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 3,053 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 729.
• 🚀TrendAlina has climbed 40 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #130. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedAlina is most popular in California, where it ranks #42, followed by Hawaii (#54) and Nevada (#61). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• 🌍OriginAlina is the #10 most popular Irish girl name in the US. That's out of 2,411 Irish girl and unisex names in our list.

About the name Alina

Alina is a girl name of Irish, Polish and Scottish origin. It has 5 letters and 3 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-ina”. US birth records list Alina for girls from 1892 to 2025, in 92 of those 134 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #130 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #130, with 2,204 babies.

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