Name meaning & stats
Eline
Eline means “torch, light (debated)” (Ancient Greek origin). 265 US babies since 1940, peak 2020. Notable Elines are 1.5× over-represented as footballers.
What it means
“torch, light (debated)”
Ancient GreekSpelling of Ellen
A medieval English form of Helen.
Ellen around the world
- Эллен · Russian
- Еллен · Ukrainian
- إلين · Arabic
- אֶלֶן · Hebrew
- エレン · Japanese
- 艾伦 · Chinese
- Ellina · Hungarian
- Ellene · Serbian
- Ellin · English
- Elen · Welsh
Famous Ellens
- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf · 24th president of Liberia
- Ellen DeGeneres · American comedian, television host, actress, and writer (born 1958)
- Ellen Burstyn · American actress
- Ellen G. White · American author, co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (1827–
Ellen’s name day
- May 21 · Norway
- August 18 · Sweden
In US birth records
Peak year: 2020
265 US babies were named Eline between 1940 and 2025.
Eline around the world
- Norway: 5,543 babies since 1945, peak 2012, No. 58 in 2025
- France: 12,790 babies since 1900, peak 2020, No. 91 in 2025
- Belgium: 5,997 babies since 1995, peak 1995, No. 154 in 2025
- Sweden: 197 babies since 1998, peak 2016, No. 483 in 2022
- England & Wales: 103 babies since 1996, peak 2022, No. 2,787 in 2025
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Elines end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Footballer | 1.5× | Low · 9 people |
| Actor | 1.0× | Low · 8 people |
| Journalist | 1.3× | Low · 5 people |
| Professor | 1.1× | Low · 4 people |
Among notable women who are footballers, Elines show up 1.5× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 1411 Ellens spell it Eline
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2020)