Elin

Elin

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Welsh

Meaning

Elin or Elín is a variation of Ellen and Helene used in Scandinavian and Celtic languages.

From Wikipedia

Elin first appears in the data in 1966 and has been recorded in 46 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2012 with 437 babies (rank #22 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Elin

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Elin yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

22Destiny numberThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,884

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

437

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1966	1	#1,324
1967	1	#1,349
1968	1	#1,370
1970	1	#1,283
1971	1	#1,302
1973	1	#1,318
1974	1	#1,302
1975	1	#1,411
1976	1	#1,417
1977	1	#1,445
1978	2	#1,231
1979	2	#1,253
1980	5	#951
1982	4	#1,049
1983	4	#1,051
1984	3	#1,186
1985	3	#1,218
1986	5	#1,012
1987	7	#882
1988	7	#892
1989	5	#1,038
1990	4	#1,170
1991	6	#998
1992	10	#804
1993	8	#890
1994	13	#704
1995	10	#787
1996	7	#929
1997	7	#931
1998	9	#842
1999	9	#832
2000	9	#851
2001	14	#651
2002	28	#441
2003	37	#353
2004	45	#297
2005	47	#270
2006	59	#225
2007	85	#162
2008	163	#92
2009	254	#57
2010	423	#22
2011	428	#24
2012	437	#22
2013	369	#25
2014	346	#31

Year

Babies

Rank

1966

#1,324

1967

#1,349

1968

#1,370

1970

#1,283

1971

#1,302

1973

#1,318

1974

#1,302

1975

#1,411

1976

#1,417

1977

#1,445

1978

#1,231

1979

#1,253

1980

#951

1982

#1,049

1983

#1,051

1984

#1,186

1985

#1,218

1986

#1,012

1987

#882

1988

#892

1989

#1,038

1990

#1,170

1991

#998

1992

#804

1993

#890

1994

#704

1995

#787

1996

#929

1997

#931

1998

#842

1999

#832

2000

#851

2001

#651

2002

#441

2003

#353

2004

#297

2005

#270

2006

#225

2007

#162

2008

163

#92

2009

254

#57

2010

423

#22

2011

428

#24

2012

437

#22

2013

369

#25

2014

346

#31

Meaning

Numerology of Elin

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Elin

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Year-by-Year Detail