Will my child share the name Alina with classmates?

Unlikely. With around 208 UK babies named Alina per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Alina in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.

Is Alina becoming more or less popular in the UK?

Alina is at its highest recorded position — #224 in 2025, with 208 births. In 2020 it ranked #304.

Is Alina popular in the US as well as the UK?

Alina is more popular in the US (#135) than in the UK (#268). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.

Who are some famous people named Alina?

Notable people named Alina include: Alina Cojocaru, Alina Pogostkina and Alina Gherasim.

Is Alina a popular baby name in the United States?

Alina appears in the US top 500 at #135 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.

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Alina is a distinctive choice, ranked #224 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Alina in their class.

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UK Rank 2025

#224

US Rank #130

About the Name Alina

Alina is steadily gaining in popularity, up 36 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #236 in 2022, and it currently sits at #268. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.

Alina is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Alina in their class.

In the US it ranks even higher at #135, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.

⭐ Famous People Named Alina

Alina Cojocaru — Alina Cojocaru is a Romanian ballet dancer.
Alina Pogostkina — Alina Pogostkina is a Russian-born German violinist.
Alina Gherasim — Camelia Alina Gherasim is a Romanian long-distance runner.

Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.