Fun Facts About the Name Elna
- More than 4 thousand babies named Elna: U.S. records list 4,478 babies given the name Elna from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Elna Mean?
Elna is a Scandinavian feminine name, usually derived from Elin, the Nordic form of Helena (Helen). Through Helen, it is traditionally said to mean "torch" or "light." The etymology of Helen is not settled, however; some explanations connect it to Greek selene ("moon"), and others treat it as a pre-Greek name. Elna is a Nordic development rather than a direct Greek form.
Elna Name History & Origins
Elin was used in medieval Scandinavia as a form of Helena. The Swedish saint Elin of Skövde is an early bearer of that parent name. Elna developed as a shorter, related form of Elin, with the common Nordic feminine ending -a. It is used in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland.
In Sweden, Elna has a traditional name day on February 18. Outside the Nordic countries, the name is uncommon and is usually recognized as a Scandinavian import.
How Popular is the Name Elna?
Elna recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1917. Its best rank was #504 in 1917.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,337 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #9,727 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #9,161 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2022 | #12,619 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #9,770 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #8,098 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2019 | #11,670 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #16,584 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #14,872 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #17,232 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #15,135 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #15,535 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #16,519 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #11,256 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #10,753 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #9,060 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #8,489 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1978 | #10,212 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1975 | #8,288 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1973 | #7,698 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1972 | #6,108 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1970 | #6,538 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1969 | #5,587 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1968 | #5,275 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1966 | #4,991 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1965 | #6,007 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1964 | #6,224 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #5,005 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1962 | #4,638 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1961 | #3,362 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1960 | #3,555 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1959 | #3,889 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1958 | #3,274 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1957 | #2,182 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 1956 | #2,750 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1955 | #2,176 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1954 | #1,917 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 1953 | #2,316 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1952 | #1,655 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 1951 | #2,265 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1950 | #1,735 | 30 | 0.0018% |
| 1949 | #1,572 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 1948 | #1,794 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1947 | #1,402 | 44 | 0.0025% |
| 1946 | #1,539 | 33 | 0.0021% |
| 1945 | #1,194 | 44 | 0.0034% |
| 1944 | #1,282 | 39 | 0.0029% |
| 1943 | #1,131 | 51 | 0.0037% |
| 1942 | #1,103 | 51 | 0.0038% |
| 1941 | #900 | 67 | 0.0055% |
| 1940 | #960 | 56 | 0.0049% |
| 1939 | #1,013 | 49 | 0.0045% |
| 1938 | #794 | 79 | 0.0072% |
| 1937 | #821 | 70 | 0.0066% |
| 1936 | #829 | 66 | 0.0063% |
| 1935 | #814 | 70 | 0.0067% |
| 1934 | #835 | 67 | 0.0064% |
| 1933 | #771 | 73 | 0.0072% |
| 1932 | #733 | 85 | 0.0080% |
| 1931 | #693 | 93 | 0.0087% |
| 1930 | #735 | 91 | 0.0081% |
| 1929 | #686 | 105 | 0.0094% |
| 1928 | #711 | 99 | 0.0086% |
| 1927 | #760 | 91 | 0.0076% |
| 1926 | #676 | 116 | 0.0098% |
| 1925 | #673 | 121 | 0.0099% |
| 1924 | #723 | 105 | 0.0084% |
| 1923 | #690 | 113 | 0.0094% |
| 1922 | #605 | 143 | 0.0119% |
| 1921 | #675 | 120 | 0.0097% |
| 1920 | #579 | 154 | 0.0129% |
| 1919 | #598 | 139 | 0.0123% |
| 1918 | #556 | 162 | 0.0140% |
| 1917 | #504 | 173 | 0.0160% |
| 1916 | #515 | 161 | 0.0154% |
| 1915 | #550 | 136 | 0.0138% |
| 1914 | #543 | 107 | 0.0140% |
| 1913 | #542 | 88 | 0.0141% |
| 1912 | #605 | 66 | 0.0118% |
| 1911 | #580 | 55 | 0.0131% |
| 1910 | #572 | 52 | 0.0131% |
| 1909 | #547 | 49 | 0.0141% |
| 1908 | #716 | 30 | 0.0090% |
| 1907 | #605 | 38 | 0.0119% |
| 1906 | #564 | 39 | 0.0132% |
| 1905 | #854 | 19 | 0.0065% |
| 1904 | #548 | 37 | 0.0134% |
| 1903 | #609 | 29 | 0.0111% |
| 1902 | #987 | 13 | 0.0049% |
| 1901 | #891 | 14 | 0.0058% |
| 1900 | #505 | 45 | 0.0150% |
| 1899 | #580 | 28 | 0.0120% |
| 1898 | #703 | 22 | 0.0085% |
| 1897 | #748 | 18 | 0.0077% |
| 1896 | #915 | 13 | 0.0055% |
| 1895 | #752 | 18 | 0.0077% |
| 1894 | #576 | 26 | 0.0117% |
| 1893 | #875 | 12 | 0.0056% |
| 1892 | #837 | 13 | 0.0061% |
| 1891 | #907 | 10 | 0.0054% |
| 1890 | #839 | 11 | 0.0058% |
| 1889 | #1,183 | 6 | 0.0034% |
| 1888 | #914 | 9 | 0.0050% |
| 1885 | #863 | 7 | 0.0053% |
| 1883 | #959 | 5 | 0.0045% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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