US rank #135 Girls' name Peak 2024 43,173 births

Alina — #135 US girls' name

43,173 babies named Alina in U.S. Social Security records since 1892, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s161910s181920s331930s71940s431950s1001960s4911970s11871980s18511990s43022000s96042010s155982020s9923
#135
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 99.2% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Alina was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

2,180 babies were named Alina in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alina

The Social Security Administration has registered 43,173 babies named Alina between 1892 and 2024, spanning 133 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alina currently holds the #135 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 2,180 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alina performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 15,598 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Alina shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11,482 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Alina in 48 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alina in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 43,173 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Alina at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

43,173

Since 1892

133 years of records

Peak year

2024

2,180 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#135

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1892

Recorded for 133 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1892

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2024)
2,180
Annual births at peak — across 133 years of records
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Alina by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
15,598 births that decade — 36% of Alina's all-time total
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Alina by state

Where Alina concentrates geographically — total births since 1892

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Alina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
11,482 26.6%
#2 Texas
4,713 10.9%
#3 New York
3,166 7.3%
#4 Florida
2,888 6.7%
#5 Illinois
1,950 4.5%
#6 Washington
1,288 3.0%
#7 New Jersey
1,249 2.9%
#8 Arizona
1,188 2.8%
California share of Alina's total US births 26.6%
Even split

11,482 of 43,173 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.

Alina appears in 48 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alina?
43,173 babies have been named Alina since 1892. It currently ranks #135 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 2,180 births.
When was Alina most popular?
Alina was most popular in the 2010s decade with 15,598 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Alina most popular?
The top states for the name Alina are California (11,482 births), Texas (4,713 births), New York (3,166 births).
How long has the name Alina been used?
Alina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1892, spanning 133 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alina?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alice, Alicia, Alison, Alisha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1892–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.