Alina is a moderately popular girls' name in England & Wales, ranking #268 in 2024 with 179 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2022 with 200 births ranking #236. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 326.2%. In 2024, approximately 1 in every 1,441 girls born was named Alina. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.
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.