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Elina

Girl

Meaning of Elina: Finnish: 'bright, shining light'

Elina is a girl's name most strongly associated with Finnish naming. It has 5 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 748th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 647th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#748

355 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#647

60 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

6,193

First recorded 1896 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 17 babies1982: 13 babies1983: 19 babies1984: 26 babies1985: 17 babies1986: 22 babies1987: 13 babies1988: 23 babies1989: 17 babies1990: 19 babies19901991: 25 babies1992: 24 babies1993: 28 babies1994: 33 babies1995: 43 babies1996: 21 babies1997: 35 babies1998: 42 babies1999: 41 babies2000: 61 babies20002001: 59 babies2002: 57 babies2003: 67 babies2004: 76 babies2005: 110 babies2006: 147 babies2007: 153 babies2008: 170 babies2009: 215 babies2010: 182 babies20102011: 232 babies2012: 210 babies2013: 216 babies2014: 231 babies2015: 249 babies2016: 246 babies2017: 210 babies2018: 261 babies2019: 287 babies2020: 260 babies20202021: 272 babies2022: 327 babies2023: 308 babies2024: 358 babies2025: 355 babies
US babies named Elina per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 358.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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