Arina is a distinctive choice, ranked #1449 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Arina in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1449
About the Name Arina
Arina is steadily gaining in popularity, up 58 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #1200 in 2018, and it currently sits at #1449. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 1999.
Arina is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Arina
Unlikely. With around 22 UK babies named Arina per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Arina in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Arina is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 58 places over the last five years to #1449 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Arina is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Arina include: Arina Rodionova — Arina Ivanovna Rodionova is a Russian-born Australian professional tennis player.; Arina Folts — Arina Folts is an Uzbekistani former tennis player.; Arina Fedorovtseva — Arina Sergeevna Fedorovtseva is a Russian volleyball player who plays as outside hitter for Fenerbahçe and is a member of Russia women's national volleyball....
Arina does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Arinas in the wild.
22
UK babies named Arina (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 58 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Arina
Likely around 1 other Arina in the class
UK Popularity (1999–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Arina
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Arina Ivanovna Rodionova is a Russian-born Australian professional tennis player. On 5 February 2024, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No.
Arina Folts is an Uzbekistani former tennis player. Folts was awarded a wildcard to make her WTA Tour debut at the 2013 Tashkent Open, losing in the first round to María Teresa Torró Flor of Spain.
Arina Sergeevna Fedorovtseva is a Russian volleyball player who plays as outside hitter for Fenerbahçe and is a member of Russia women's national volleyball team.
Arina Bilotserkivska is a Ukrainian basketball player for BC Interkhim Odesa and the Ukrainian national team. She participated at the EuroBasket Women 2017.
Arina Alekseyevna Averina is a Russian former individual rhythmic gymnast. She was a 2020 Summer Olympics finalist, a two-time world all-around silver medalist, a two-time European all-around champion and the 2016 Grand Prix Final all-around bronze medalist.
Arina Vadimovna Ushakova is a Russian competitive ice dancer. With her former skating partner, Maxim Nekrasov, she is the 2018 World Junior bronze medalist and 2018–19 Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalist.