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The first name Elina

A girl’s name.

3 syllables Female

Meaning and origin

A female given name.

From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity

Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

In 2025, 69 girls were named Elina, making it the 573rd most popular girls’ name.

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1,103
babies named Elina, 1996–2025
#573
rank in 2025
2025
peak year

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Elina with other names.

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Elina at birth, 1880–2025

In 2025, 355 girls born in the United States were named Elina, the 764th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2024, when 358 were.

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6,193
babies named Elina since 1880
#764
rank in 2025
2024
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Famous people named Elina

23 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Elina Nechayeva
    Estonian soprano (born 1991)
  • Elina Born
    Estonian singer (born 1994)
  • Elina Danielian
    Armenian chess player, born 1978
  • Elina Valtonen
    Finnish politician (born 1981)
  • Elina Salo
    Finnish actress, 1936–2025
  • Elina Duni
    Albanian singer, born 1981
  • Elina Knihtilä
    Finnish actress, born 1971
  • Elina Pohjanpää
    Finnish actress (1933-1996)
  • Elina Brotherus
    Finnish photographer and video artist (born 1972)
  • Elina Hirvonen
    Finnish writer, journalist and documentarist, born 1975
  • Elina González Acha de Correa Morales
    Argentine educator, scientist and women's rights activist, 1861–1942
  • Elina Colomer
    Argentinian actor (1922-1987)

Questions

How popular is the name Elina?
In 2025, 69 girls born in England and Wales were named Elina, ranking 573rd.
Is Elina a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 6,193 US babies named Elina since 1880 were girls.
When was Elina most popular?
2024 in the United States, when 358 babies were named Elina, its highest rank at 788th.