Nalina
A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning lotus flower.
Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Nalina by the numbers
Nalina was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 13 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Nalina. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a flower
Like Nalina, each of these has a flower in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Chloegreen shoot, blooming6,920 in the US (2017)
- Lilythe lily flower; purity2,249 in England and Wales (2025)
- Violetthe violet flower; purple1,061 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leilaniheavenly flower2,264 in the US (2017)
- Jasminejasmine flower; gift from god455 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rosethe rose flower; symbol of love666 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Nalina
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