Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2024

Elina

Meaning Elina is a feminine given name in various languages Gender Girl Rank 2025 #764 Trend ↑ Rising 31%

Elina is a feminine given name in various languages.

Rank 2025
#764
among girls · ↑24 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
355
named Elina · -1% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,528
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
358 babies
All-time total
6,193
#2,246 all-time among girls
First recorded
1896
in Social Security records

Elina popularity over time

6,193 babies have been named Elina since 1896, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2024Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s 15 2 – #1,152
1900s 17 2 +13% #1,483
1910s 51 5 +200% #2,202
1920s 33 3 -35% #3,017
1930s 38 4 +15% #2,832
1940s 17 2 -55% #4,326
1950s 37 4 +118% #4,562
1960s 64 6 +73% #4,252
1970s 110 11 +72% #3,817
1980s 181 18 +65% #3,256
1990s 311 31 +72% #2,802
2000s 1,115 112 +259% #1,169
2010s 2,324 232 +108% #924
2020s (to 2025) 1,880 313 +35% #764

Where Elina is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 372 0.23 outside top 500
2027 387 0.24 outside top 500
2028 400 0.25 outside top 500
2029 411 0.26 outside top 500
2030 421 0.26 outside top 500

Where Elina is most popular

Girls named Elina per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.200 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Illinois, and Washington.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Elina born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
California 340 0.404 +103%
Illinois 81 0.354 +77%
Washington 46 0.318 +59%
Massachusetts 38 0.314 +57%
Connecticut 18 0.309 +55%
Virginia 51 0.299 +50%
Oregon 18 0.276 +38%
New York 105 0.265 +33%
Arizona 35 0.249 +25%
Arkansas 13 0.246 +23%
Colorado 27 0.242 +21%
Pennsylvania 57 0.241 +21%
Florida 102 0.238 +19%
Texas 178 0.221 +11%
Nevada 10 0.215 +8%
New Jersey 36 0.199 ≈ national
North Carolina 43 0.189 -5%
Michigan 33 0.181 -9%
Georgia 40 0.176 -12%
Ohio 40 0.169 -16%
Indiana 22 0.157 -22%
Missouri 17 0.141 -29%
Tennessee 21 0.133 -34%
Wisconsin 11 0.107 -47%
Maryland 11 0.104 -48%
Minnesota 11 0.102 -49%
Kansas 5 0.087 -57%
Kentucky 7 0.082 -59%
South Carolina 7 0.078 -61%
Louisiana 6 0.069 -66%
Utah 5 0.060 -70%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Elina

Elina is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #764 in 2025 with 355 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1896, 6,193 American babies have been named Elina. Its peak came in 2024, when 358 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Elina stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Elina?

The median living Elina is about 10 years old; half are between 4 and 17. An estimated 6,000 people named Elina are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Elina year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 355 #764
2024 358 #788
2023 308 #874
2022 327 #854
2021 272 #957
2020 260 #981
2019 287 #924
2018 261 #1,000
2017 210 #1,175
2016 246 #1,061
2015 249 #1,061
2014 231 #1,104
2013 216 #1,121
2012 210 #1,170
2011 232 #1,062
2010 182 #1,297
2009 215 #1,169
2008 170 #1,399
2007 153 #1,510
2006 147 #1,498
2005 110 #1,781
2004 76 #2,296
2003 67 #2,446
2002 57 #2,682
2001 59 #2,575
2000 61 #2,487
1995 43 #2,802
1990 19 #4,920
1985 17 #4,508
1980 14 #5,050
1975 12 #4,941
1970 9 #5,513
1965 7 #5,442
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 5 #4,745
1925 5 #5,188
1920 – –
1915 7 #3,535
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 5 #2,014
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Elina

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Elina Svitolina Elina Svitolina Ukrainian tennis player (born 1994) Contemporary
  2. 2 Elina Nechayeva Elina Nechayeva Estonian soprano b. 1991 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Elina Bystritskaya Elina Bystritskaya Soviet and Ukrainian-born Russian stage and film actress and theater pedagogue 1928–2019 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Elina Born Elina Born Estonian singer b. 1994 · Contemporary
  5. 5 Elina Duni Elina Duni Albanian jazz singer and composer b. 1981 · Contemporary
  6. 6 Elina Danielian Elina Danielian Armenian chess grandmaster (born 1978) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Elina, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Elina?

The median living Elina is about 10 years old. Half of all living Elinas are between 4 and 17 years old.

How many people named Elina are alive today?

An estimated 6,000 people named Elina are alive in the United States, based on 6,193 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Elina mean?

Elina is a feminine given name in various languages.

How popular is the name Elina in 2025?

Elina ranked #764 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 355 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Elina?

6,193 babies have been named Elina in the United States since 1896, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Elina most popular?

Elina peaked in 2024, when 358 newborns received the name.

Is Elina a boy or girl name?

Elina is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Elina rising or falling?

Elina is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Elina become more popular?

Elina is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 421 girls named Elina in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Elina?

Well-known people named Elina include Elina Svitolina (tennis player), Elina Nechayeva (singer), Elina Bystritskaya (actor).

Names like Elina

Names that sound and feel close to Elina: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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