Alina is a moderately popular girls' name in England & Wales, ranking #264 in 2023 with 170 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2025 with 208 births ranking #224. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 304.8%. In 2023, approximately 1 in every 1,509 girls born was named Alina. RISING Recent data shows the name is currently rising.
Alina is widely used across Europe and is often treated as a shortened form of names such as Adelina or Albina. Because of that, its practical meaning often follows the longer name it developed from.
The name has spread across several language traditions, especially in Central and Eastern Europe. Its broad international use has encouraged different explanations, but a common scholarly view connects it with established longer names rather than a single independent root.