Elina

Meaning: To shine, burn, or glow
Origin: Variant of Helen · From Proto-Indo-European root swel- (from Greek)

Girl's name · #764 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Elina is climbing: on the charts since 1896, it reached #764 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 360 girls given the name last year. Roughly 6,200 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 26 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Elina ranks in other countries and regions.

#31 in Austria (2025) · #31 in Denmark (2025) · #35 in Switzerland (2025) · #35 in Finland (other-lang.) (2025) · #53 in Hungary (2025) · #71 in Slovenia (2025) · #101 in Sweden (2025) · #106 in Norway (2025) · #123 in Belgium (2025) · #142 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #160 in France (2025) · #191 in Netherlands (2025) and 7 more.

Famous Elinas

Elina Svitolina — Ukrainian tennis player
Elina Nechayeva — Estonian soprano (born 1991)
Elīna Garanča — Latvian opera singer (born 1976)
Elina Born — Estonian singer (born 1994)
Elina Danielian — Armenian chess player

In stories & tradition

Elina Haavisto^fi — Uusi päivä (Finnish TV series)
Elina Koskela^fi — Under the North Star (novel series)
Elina — Berts ytterligare betraktelser (book)

What Elinas become

Among 500 notable people named Elina:

Sports figures appear 1.27× more often than among typical names — e.g. Elina Svitolina, Ukrainian tennis player.

Similar names: Eleni · Persephone · Ellianna · Aleena · Symphony · Leena

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