The baby name Calina is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ka-LEE-nah (English: kuh-LEE-nuh); IPA: /kəˈliːnə/ or /kaˈliːna/.
Calina is Slavic in Origin.
The baby name Calina is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ka-LEE-nah (English: kuh-LEE-nuh); IPA: /kəˈliːnə/ or /kaˈliːna/.
Calina is Slavic in Origin.
Calina blends Slavic and Romance pathways. Its core derives from the Slavic kalina, the viburnum or guelder-rose shrub, a long-standing symbol of beauty and homeland, especially in Ukrainian and Russian tradition. Through contact with South Slavic and Romanian naming, it appears as Bulgarian Kalina and Romanian Călina (the feminine counterpart of Călin); dropping the diacritic and transliterating yields the international form Calina. Ukrainian Kalyna is another close cousin.
Historically the name tracks with folk culture: the kalina flower figures in songs, wedding wreaths, and seasonal rites across the Balkans and East Slavic world. In contemporary use Calina is uncommon but steadily noticed in Europe and North America as a nature-evoking, melodic choice. Meanings cluster around “viburnum; guelder-rose,” connoting beauty, love, and resilience. Variants and related forms include Kalina, Kalyna, Călina; masculine parallels are Călin/Kalin. Nicknames: Cali, Lina.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD | Girls | 0 | #92 | 1 | 865 |
| Switzerland | Girls | 2024 | #134 | 2 | 1,786 |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #167 | 1 | 3,171 |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| Canada | Girls | 2023 | #274 | 6 | 2,824 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #327 | 3 | 7,429 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| BR | 0 | #356 | 5 | 5,969 | |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #358 | 2 | 8,829 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #361 | 2 | 8,539 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| France | Girls | 2019 | #407 | 5 | 3,279 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #411 | 10 | 1,885 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #467 | 5 | 7,952 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #484 | 15 | 11,913 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #517 | 2 | 9,861 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #559 | 2 | 11,671 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #572 | 2 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #602 | 14 | 16,104 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #626 | 5 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #628 | 5 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| LB | 0 | #687 | 4 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #840 | 12 | 14,098 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #888 | 29 | 8,487 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #923 | 19 | 12,708 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #959 | 25 | 5,561 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 3 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,067 | 12 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,131 | 11 | 25,928 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,264 | 4 | 17,781 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,334 | 113 | 9,415 |
Calina is popular in 43 countries — most recent births per country:
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