Girls' name · peaked in 2025
Alina name popularity since 1925
45,339 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Alina. Half of them were born in 2014 or earlier, so the typical Alina is about 12 years old in 2026. Alina peaked in 2025 as the #130 name for girls, and it ranked #130 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 45,339
- Named Alina, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #130
- for girls in 2025 (2,204 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 45,339 girls · 0 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.94× its national share
Peak year is the year Alina made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Alina births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Alina both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2002 and 2007, Alina became 2.4× more common, from 1 in 2,680 baby girls to 1 in 1,110.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Alina's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Alina.
Decade by decade
Babies named Alina in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 19 | – |
| 1930s | 7 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 43 | #3,679 |
| 1950s | 100 | #2,973 |
| 1960s | 491 | #1,528 |
| 1970s | 1,185 | #978 |
| 1980s | 1,851 | #863 |
| 1990s | 4,302 | #503 |
| 2000s | 9,604 | #389 |
| 2010s | 15,599 | #173 |
| 2020–25 | 12,138 | #130 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
53.1% of babies named Alina from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Alina is most popular
The index compares Alina's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Alina.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.94× | 454 |
| California | 2.62× | 12,027 |
| Arizona | 2.22× | 1,249 |
| Florida | 1.94× | 3,031 |
| Washington | 1.87× | 1,352 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Alina and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Alina (this page) | 45,339 | 2025 |
| Alana | 68,264 | 2025 |
| Alaina | 50,578 | 2011 |
| Alena | 15,690 | 2015 |
| Aliana | 9,065 | 2024 |
| Alona | 3,175 | 1985 |
| Alyna | 2,897 | 2007 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Alina's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Alina.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Alina (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data