Elina

“Variant of Helen — To shine, burn, or glow (Proto-Indo-European root swel-)” — Greek origin

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

Elina has appeared in US records since 1896 — best rank #764 (2025) · 6,193 babies named Elina all-time · 1 in 4,500 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #13 in Switzerland (2024) · #31 in Austria (2025) · #31 in Denmark (2025) · #35 in Finland (other-lang.) (2025) · #53 in Hungary (2025).

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

Famous Elinas

Elina Svitolina — Ukrainian tennis player
Elina Nechayeva — Estonian soprano (born 1991)
Elina Born — Estonian singer (born 1994)
Elina Danielian — Armenian chess player
Elina Valtonen — Finnish politician (born 1981)

In stories & tradition

Elina Haavisto — Uusi päivä
Elina Koskela — Under the North Star
Elina — Berts ytterligare betraktelser

What Elinas become

Among 464 notable people named Elina:

Athletes appear 1.29× more often than among typical names — e.g. Elina Svitolina, Ukrainian tennis player.

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