Eline
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- eh-LEE-neh
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,856 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #7,489 for girls
Eline is a girls' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,856th for girls in the UK (9 babies) and 7,489th for girls in the US (14 babies).
Where does Eline come from?
Greek: Dutch and Scandinavian form, usually of Helena
Is Eline a girl's or a boy's name?
Eline is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls in the UK and 14 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Eline in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,856th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 9 about 1 in 31,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 32% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 9 girls in the UK were named Eline, making it the 2,856th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,744th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 13 girls.
Half of all the girls named Eline in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,786th in England and Wales.
Eline in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,856 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,758 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 13 | #2,157 |
| 2021 | 12 | #2,325 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 13 | #2,157 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,464 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,774 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 1 | #5,865 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 1 | #5,182 |
How popular is Eline in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 7,489th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 14 about 1 in 110,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 14 girls in the US were named Eline, making it the 7,489th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,001st. Its busiest year was 2020, with 25 girls. It first appears in the records in 1903.
2025 had fewer girls named Eline than any year since 2018.
Half of all the girls named Eline in the US since 1880 were born between 1927 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Eline in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #7,489 |
| 2024 | 20 | #5,959 |
| 2023 | 23 | #5,386 |
| 2022 | 17 | #6,702 |
| 2021 | 23 | #5,394 |
| 2020 | 25 | #5,001 |
| 2019 | 18 | #6,410 |
| 2018 | 12 | #8,612 |
| 2017 | 11 | #9,337 |
| 2016 | 9 | #10,855 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #6,563 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #6,766 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 6 | #4,672 |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 5 | #4,690 |
| 1942 | 8 | #3,442 |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 5 | #4,216 |
| 1932 | 9 | #3,045 |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 6 | #4,193 |
| 1927 | 11 | #2,858 |
| 1926 | 7 | #3,872 |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 7 | #4,000 |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,640 |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 5 | #5,097 |
| 1920 | 10 | #3,097 |
| 1919 | 9 | #3,217 |
| 1918 | 6 | #4,289 |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,711 |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 8 | #3,133 |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 8 | #2,330 |
| 1912 | 9 | #1,980 |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,791 |
Names like Eline
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Elodie, Phoebe, Eloise, Clementine, Olive, Isabelle, Elsie, Evie, Maisie, Adeline, Evangeline, Annabelle
Names related to Eline
Eliana, Elina, Elin, Elaine, Aline, Eliane, Eliona, Eliany, Eliani, Aelin, Elanie
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Eline: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/eline, updated 20 October 2026.