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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2003 with 106 babies (rank #354 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

1,692

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

106

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	67	#446
1997	58	#486
1998	67	#448
1999	92	#352
2000	68	#452
2001	76	#409
2002	82	#402
2003	106	#354
2004	75	#465
2005	81	#456
2006	78	#491
2007	94	#433
2008	80	#487
2009	90	#464
2010	96	#441
2011	90	#474
2012	83	#517
2013	90	#469
2014	83	#509
2015	77	#564
2016	59	#695

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#446

1997

#486

1998

#448

1999

#352

2000

#452

2001

#409

2002

#402

2003

106

#354

2004

#465

2005

#456

2006

#491

2007

#433

2008

#487

2009

#464

2010

#441

2011

#474

2012

#517

2013

#469

2014

#509

2015

#564

2016

#695

Meaning

Numerology of Elin

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Elin

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