Find out how popular the first name Aleynna has been for the last 14 years (from 2010 to 2023) and learn more about the meaning and history.

Popularity of Aleynna by gender

Based on the last 14 years of data, Aleynna is exclusively a female name.

For the most recent data in 2023, there were 13 female babies and 0 male babies born with the name Aleynna.

The history of the first name Aleynna

The name Aleynna is a modern variation of the old German name Alina, which itself is derived from the name Adelina, meaning "noble" or "nobility" in German. It is believed to have originated in the 8th or 9th century during the Carolingian Renaissance period in Western Europe.

The earliest recorded use of the name Alina dates back to the 11th century, when it appeared in various medieval records and chronicles from Central and Eastern Europe. One notable historical figure who bore this name was St. Alina of Diessen, a Bavarian noblewoman and abbess who lived in the late 11th century.

Over the centuries, the name Alina underwent various spelling variations, such as Aline, Alyn, and Alena, as it spread across different regions and cultures. One of the earliest recorded examples of the spelling "Aleynna" can be found in a 14th-century manuscript from the Duchy of Burgundy, where it was used as a diminutive form of Alina.

Among the notable historical figures who bore the name Aleynna or its variations, we can mention Aleynna of Savoy (1285-1324), a French noblewoman and the wife of Edward II of England. Another was Aleynna de Lusignan (1363-1411), a Cypriot princess and the daughter of King Peter I of Cyprus.

In the 16th century, the name gained popularity in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, where it was often spelled as Halina or Alina. One famous bearer was Halina of Masovia (1476-1513), a Polish princess and the wife of Sigismund I the Old, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania.

Another notable historical figure was Aleyna Dimitrievna Golitsyna (1608-1681), a Russian noblewoman and the mother of Vasily Golitsyn, a prominent statesman during the reign of Tsar Alexis I of Russia.

While the name Aleynna has ancient roots and a rich history, its modern popularity and widespread use as a given name is a relatively recent phenomenon, particularly in English-speaking countries where it has been embraced as a unique and stylish variant of the more common Alina or Aline.

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