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The baby name Alina is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /əˈliːnə/ (uh-LEE-nuh); also commonly /ɑːˈliːnə/ (ah-LEE-nah).

Alina is Arabic, Germanic, Greek, Slavic in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Arabic, Germanic, Greek, Slavic
Pronunciation: /əˈliːnə/ (uh-LEE-nuh); also commonly /ɑːˈliːnə/ (ah-LEE-nah)

What is the meaning of the name Alina ?

The baby name Alina is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /əˈliːnə/ (uh-LEE-nuh); also commonly /ɑːˈliːnə/ (ah-LEE-nah).

Alina is Arabic, Germanic, Greek, Slavic in Origin.

Alina is a pan-European feminine given name with several converging roots. In Slavic languages it’s often a short form of Adelina, Adela, Angelina, or Albina; through the Germanic element adal “noble,” it carries the sense “noble, exalted.” Through the Alena/Elena stream (ultimately from Greek Helene), it is also read as “bright, torchlight.” In Arabic-influenced usage (spelled Alina/Aleena), it’s linked to the root l-y-n, giving meanings such as “soft, gentle.” Latvian uses the long-vowel form Alīna.

Documented in Central and Eastern Europe since the Middle Ages, the name remained steady regionally and rose internationally in the late 20th century. Variants and cognates include Aline, Adelina, Aleena, Alyna, Alena, Elina, and Lina; diminutives such as Alinka and Lina are common in Slavic contexts. The name’s appeal lies in its compact form, cross-linguistic ease, and layered meanings - noble, bright, and gentle.

Alina has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Alina

Alina Kabaeva Politician · Born 1983 · Russia Alina Kabaeva is a Russian politician and former rhythmic gymnast, best known for her achievements in gymnastics where she won numerous medals, including Olympic gold in 2004. She transitioned into politics and has been involved with the United Russia party. Her career spans both sports and politics, making her a prominent figure in Russia. Alina Janowska Actor · Born 1923 · Poland Alina Janowska was a Polish actress best known for her long film and television career. She appeared in more than 35 productions between 1946 and 2017, including Zakazane piosenki, Skarb, and Wojna domowa. Alina Boz Actor · Born 1998 · Turkey Alina Boz is a Russian-Turkish actress best known for playing Eda in the Netflix series Aşk 101 and Mahur Türel in Maraşlı. Born on 14 June 1998, she has become widely recognized for her work in Turkish television.
Alina Eremia Actor · Born 1993 · Romania Alina Eremia is a Romanian singer and actress best known for her role in the TV series 'Pariu cu viața'. She gained popularity with her hit songs like 'Cum se face' and 'A fost o nebunie'. Born in 1993, Alina has become a prominent figure in the Romanian entertainment industry. Alina Levshin Actor · Born 1984 · Germany Alina Levshin is a German-Ukrainian actress best known for starring in the film Combat Girls. Born on September 10, 1984, she moved with her parents from the Soviet Union to Germany when she was six. Alina Grosu Actor · Born 1995 · Ukraine Alina Grosu is a Ukrainian singer from the Romanian minority, best known for her music career that began when she was a child. She released her first studio album in 2000 and has gone on to release four albums in total.

Alina – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Germany Girls 2025 #1 — 411
Ireland Girls 2025 #1 — 874
MD 0 #10 27 434
MD Girls 0 #11 233 865
RU Girls 0 #12 15,181 11,913
Switzerland Girls 2024 #14 197 1,786
KZ Girls 0 #14 2,401 5,862
TM Girls 0 #20 15 574
EE Girls 0 #23 183 1,888
HT Girls 0 #23 1 950
EE 0 #25 13 1,051
NA 0 #28 6 2,537
BN 0 #32 1 2,297
MV Girls 0 #33 3 2,021
Austria Girls 2024 #36 197 60
CY Girls 0 #36 119 3,755
RU 0 #36 350 3,641
GE 0 #38 7 997
HN Girls 0 #38 1 884
AZ 0 #42 2 706
MT 0 #43 1 1,767
KZ 0 #44 49 1,452
NA Girls 0 #49 246 7,146
LT Girls 0 #50 457 1,904
MO 0 #52 1 2,706
LT 0 #53 35 949
PR 0 #55 1 1,497
LU 0 #56 11 2,830
CY 0 #58 3 1,632
AF Girls 0 #63 32 2,402
PL Girls 0 #63 4,096 5,096
AZ Girls 0 #64 11 1,051
GE Girls 0 #71 35 1,564
IN 0 #71 1 2,963
CN 0 #73 13 3,857
AL 0 #74 3 2,372
AF 0 #75 2 1,883
JP 0 #75 3 4,057
AO 0 #76 2 2,729
SI 0 #77 4 1,612
Sweden Girls 2022 #80 121 1,568
BG 0 #81 2 1,799
RS 0 #83 2 923
BN Girls 0 #90 17 5,459
Norway Girls 2025 #92 35 453
Germany Girls 0 #98 4,321 4,949
TW 0 #99 5 4,523
QA 0 #103 4 7,011
GR Girls 0 #105 165 6,293
Austria Girls 0 #106 752 1,885
GE Boys 0 #109 2 2,055
Belgium Girls 2024 #110 76 424
PH 0 #110 1 5,607
Canada Girls 2024 #112 208 2,795
HU 0 #112 4 1,675
GR 0 #116 19 3,911
PA 0 #116 15 3,797
CN Girls 0 #117 351 8,829
OM 0 #117 5 6,215
EC 0 #119 3 2,502
KW 0 #121 1 5,216
EE Boys 0 #125 1 2,087
RS Girls 0 #125 11 1,651
CY Boys 0 #129 3 3,473
AZ Boys 0 #131 1 1,400
MU 0 #131 7 3,613
United States Girls 2024 #132 2,180 8,487
IL Girls 0 #132 1,115 11,648
IQ 0 #132 2 3,533
PL 0 #132 123 2,600
MT Girls 0 #134 18 3,773
Finland Girls 2026 #137 4,042 3,895
JO 0 #139 2 2,158
SI Girls 0 #143 32 2,769
PR Girls 0 #146 16 3,171
CR 0 #147 12 5,526
LU Girls 0 #148 38 4,850
BW Girls 0 #151 1 4,216
LT Boys 0 #151 1 2,166
PS Girls 0 #151 687 10,981
Germany 0 #156 404 2,542
PS 0 #156 63 5,692
AE 0 #158 20 10,220
Austria 0 #159 55 850
IT Girls 0 #159 16,284 9,415
CZ 0 #162 24 3,154
BG Girls 0 #163 62 3,559
CZ Girls 0 #172 230 5,378
Finland Girls 0 #172 391 1,368
UY 0 #175 8 2,477
HR 0 #178 4 2,081
DK 0 #180 24 5,198
IL 0 #184 93 6,291
AR 0 #187 7 2,915
AE Girls 0 #188 431 20,968
QA Girls 0 #191 127 15,378
AL Girls 0 #198 25 4,141
HU Girls 0 #201 23 3,308
PA Girls 0 #207 349 9,861
BD 0 #210 18 5,992
DK Girls 0 #210 111 7,429
SI Boys 0 #210 2 3,402
IR 0 #211 19 4,221
TW Girls 0 #212 65 8,139
AO Girls 0 #213 5 4,575
JP Girls 0 #214 32 6,592
EC Girls 0 #218 22 3,650
PT 0 #220 27 4,161
Spain Girls 0 #222 2,455 5,561
MO Girls 0 #231 21 7,056
PT Girls 0 #235 301 7,952
SG 0 #237 33 11,010
BD Girls 0 #247 140 8,413
KZ Boys 0 #247 43 6,578
OM Girls 0 #249 148 15,987
Finland 0 #250 58 830
NA Boys 0 #252 2 6,830
France Girls 2021 #255 159 3,185
HR Girls 0 #262 28 3,687
GR Boys 0 #271 3 6,912
AF Boys 0 #272 3 3,535
NG 0 #272 1 5,926
JM Girls 0 #278 1 7,507
SA 0 #279 17 10,560
BO Girls 0 #282 447 9,488
PE 0 #283 28 6,350
MU Girls 0 #284 68 8,539
JO Girls 0 #293 33 7,570
IT 0 #294 748 4,183
AL Boys 0 #303 1 5,122
IR Girls 0 #304 258 8,334
MY 0 #306 25 12,352
PL Boys 0 #318 18 6,459
IN Girls 0 #322 355 13,121
CR Girls 0 #325 224 11,342
CN Boys 0 #328 4 9,639
IQ Girls 0 #328 187 11,303
DK Boys 0 #330 3 7,401
GH Girls 0 #334 4 6,973
GT 0 #334 5 5,948
BO 0 #336 46 6,868
NL 0 #341 51 2,481
Spain 0 #347 106 2,326
HK 0 #352 6 8,483
BR 0 #353 8 5,969
MX 0 #354 60 8,339
SD Girls 0 #355 4 7,678
RU Boys 0 #359 150 12,621
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
YE 0 #371 11 8,639
PT Boys 0 #378 4 7,951
JO Boys 0 #386 4 7,057
CL 0 #399 13 6,867
MY Girls 0 #405 802 24,821
KW Girls 0 #406 110 19,177
EG 0 #408 5 6,387
PE Girls 0 #408 872 14,861
PH Boys 0 #408 1 11,440
UY Boys 0 #412 2 5,922
UY Girls 0 #418 93 6,731
CO 0 #419 62 7,768
PH Girls 0 #421 9 13,098
SG Girls 0 #431 157 18,916
ZA 0 #436 12 14,421
SD Boys 0 #466 1 10,523
NL Girls 0 #473 598 5,933
SA Girls 0 #473 509 25,931
AR Girls 0 #477 124 8,289
GT Girls 0 #477 29 7,500
AR Boys 0 #483 1 7,628
BH 0 #491 63 17,937
ZA Girls 0 #499 944 25,928
PA Boys 0 #500 6 9,305
HK Girls 0 #506 110 16,104
CR Boys 0 #509 2 10,188
LY 0 #526 10 12,703
CM Girls 0 #530 11 11,671
PS Boys 0 #537 12 10,655
HK Boys 0 #555 3 12,905
IR Boys 0 #562 4 10,162
MX Girls 0 #562 951 17,781
CO Girls 0 #592 632 16,140
LB 0 #596 63 13,263
BD Boys 0 #600 6 10,045
BO Boys 0 #617 6 9,244
IL Boys 0 #619 7 10,983
IQ Boys 0 #642 26 13,071
CL Girls 0 #651 204 14,098
SY 0 #684 45 11,684
QA Boys 0 #697 11 18,093
CL Boys 0 #698 3 13,390
SG Boys 0 #736 4 17,960
TR 0 #738 642 19,440
KW Boys 0 #754 16 18,755
NG Girls 0 #763 24 15,093
TN 0 #777 53 13,765
BR Boys 0 #785 1 12,213
OM Boys 0 #854 28 17,948
PE Boys 0 #865 14 14,506
EG Girls 0 #868 92 14,742
BR Girls 0 #876 66 12,708
Spain Boys 0 #887 44 5,610
Germany Boys 0 #915 38 5,697
NG Boys 0 #941 11 16,906
MX Boys 0 #973 10 16,355
CO Boys 0 #975 7 15,656
IN Boys 0 #981 21 16,750
MA 0 #1,034 95 20,986
DZ 0 #1,054 123 20,130
AE Boys 0 #1,058 35 22,615
MY Boys 0 #1,079 33 25,439
ZA Boys 0 #1,144 35 25,619
IT Boys 0 #1,318 154 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,527 88 28,008

Alina is popular in 93 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Norway
Canada
Austria
Germany

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People also ask about Alina

Alina is predominantly a girl's name.
Alina is a 3 syllable name, pronounced /əˈliːnə/ (uh-LEE-nuh); also commonly /ɑːˈliːnə/ (ah-LEE-nah).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Aleena, Alena, Aline, Alaina, Adelina and Elina.
Yes, very popular — Alina ranked #1 in Germany in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 12 countries.
Alina ranks highest in Germany (#1 in 2025).
Alina's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #341 in 2011 to #255 in 2021 in France.
Yes — 7 notable people named Alina are in our database, including Alina Kabaeva (Politician), Alina Janowska (Actor), Alina Boz (Actor).