Alina
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Alina is a Slavic and Russian name related to Helen, meaning “light,” “bright,” or “beautiful,” with “nobility” also given. Alina is popular across the Slavic world, its Old English cousin Aline was used in the Middle Ages, and Alena can also serve as a short form of Magdalena.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
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Usage of Alina in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Alina against each list of names.
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Albanian
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Arabic
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Armenian
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Bengali
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Bulgarian
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Catalan
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Chinese
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Cornish
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Croatian
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Czech
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Danish
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Dothraki
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Dutch
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English
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Estonian
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Filipino
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Finnish
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French
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Georgian
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German
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Greek
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Hawaiian
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Hebrew
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Hindi
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Hungarian
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Icelandic
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Indonesian
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Irish
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Italian
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Japanese
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Khmer
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Klingon
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Korean
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Latin
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Latvian
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Lithuanian
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Macedonian
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Norwegian
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Persian
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Polish
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Portuguese
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Romanian
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Russian
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Scottish
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Serbian
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Slovak
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Spanish
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Swedish
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Telugu
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Turkish
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Vietnamese
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Yiddish
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Yoruba
Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Alina is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Alina in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 2,204 girls were named Alina, making it the #130 girls' name in the US. Since 1892, 45,387 girls have been named Alina, with the most (2,204) in 2025. It is most common, relative to births, in Hawaii, Washington, D.C. and North Dakota.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Alina in other languages
- Albina Albanian, Polish, Slovenian
- Elina Dutch, Finnish, Swedish
- Halina Czech, Latvian, Polish
- Aline Dutch, French
- Галина Bulgarian, Russian
- Ala Polish
- Alena Czech
- Alene English
- Alia Arabic
- Aljana Slovenian
- Alvina German
- Alya Arabic
- Алина Russian
- Альона Ukrainian
- Алёна Russian
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Alina
There are 7 towns and villages with Alina in their name, in 6 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 2🇨🇺 Cuba 1🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 1🇪🇨 Ecuador 1🇮🇳 India 1🇵🇾 Paraguay 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Alina | Barahona Province, 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | – | Map |
| Alina | Gujarat, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Estancia Alina | Presidente Hayes, 🇵🇾 Paraguay | – | Map |
| Hacienda Alina | Guayas, 🇪🇨 Ecuador | – | Map |
| La Alina | Camagüey, 🇨🇺 Cuba | – | Map |
| Santa Alina | Chiapas, 🇲🇽 Mexico | – | Map |
| Alina y Karen | Coahuila, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 4 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Alina
There are 3 lakes and reservoirs with Alina in their name, in 3 countries.
🇨🇴 Colombia 1🇬🇧 United Kingdom 1🇺🇸 United States 1
| Name | Where | |
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| Laguna Alina | Chocó, 🇨🇴 Colombia | Map |
| Lough Alina | Northern Ireland, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | Map |
| Santa Alina Ranch Lake | Texas, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Alina songs
One song on Wikidata has Alina in its title:
- Für Alina – Arvo Pärt (1976)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Alina
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Alina.
Alina Fernández
Alina Jidkova
Alina Plugaru
Alina Smith
Fictional characters named Alina
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Alina as a pet name
FurryName has found 10 dogs named Alina in public pet registers, making it the #4,447 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Basel (2), Zurich (2), Framingham (1). Alina as a dog name →
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