Name profile

Elin

Scandinavian and Welsh form of Helen.

PronunciationSwedish /ˈeː.lɪn/
Usage languagesDanish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish, Welsh
US rank (2025)#3,067

Meaning and history

Elín is the Scandinavian and Welsh form of Helen.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 45 births, rank #3,505
2007: 58 births, rank #3,023
2008: 65 births, rank #2,773
2009: 61 births, rank #2,852
2010: 386 births, rank #726
20112011: 428 births, rank #662
2012: 336 births, rank #797
2013: 329 births, rank #817
2014: 384 births, rank #729
2015: 297 births, rank #923
20162016: 267 births, rank #991
2017: 227 births, rank #1,108
2018: 201 births, rank #1,190
2019: 177 births, rank #1,295
2020: 133 births, rank #1,578
20212021: 133 births, rank #1,577
2022: 90 births, rank #2,123
2023: 74 births, rank #2,415
2024: 70 births, rank #2,533
20252025: 53 births, rank #3,067

Elin moved from #923 to #991 for girls between 2015 and 2016. Its highest annual birth count came in 2011, with 428 births.