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Elina

Elina: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“bright, shining one”
Origin
Greek
Say it
eh-LEE-nuh · 3 syllables
Used for
Girls

Elina is used in several languages. It is commonly treated as a form of Helen, from Greek Helene, traditionally associated with a meaning like 'torch' or 'bright light.'

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How popular is Elina?

2024108 per million US babies
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Babies named Elina in 2024358

2024 rank#784 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18805,836

Elina is rising: use over the last five years is 1.6× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Elina

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Laineybright shining one · English
  • Helentorch; shining light · Greek
  • Elainebright, shining light · French
  • Alenabright, shining light · Slavic
  • Ellentorch; bright shining one · Greek
  • Elenitorch; shining light · Greek
  • Hellentorch; shining light · Greek
  • Helenetorch; shining light · Greek

Elina questions

What does the name Elina mean?

Elina means "bright, shining one". It comes from Greek. Elina is used in several languages. It is commonly treated as a form of Helen, from Greek Helene, traditionally associated with a meaning like 'torch' or 'bright light.'

Is Elina a boy or girl name?

Elina is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Elina?

358 US babies were named Elina in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Elina?

Elina is usually pronounced eh-LEE-nuh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.