ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1903 First Year 2026 Last Year 2020 Peak Year #1792 Peak Rank 414 Total Count 44 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Eline What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Eline is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Eline Arbo, Norwegian theatre director and playwright Eline Berings, Belgian athlete who competes in the 100 m hurdles Eline Eriksen (1881–1963), wife of Edvard Eriksen, model for the Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen, Denmark Eline Flipse, film director of documentaries Eline Heger, née Schmidt (1774–1842), Danish stage actress and… Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eline) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eline) ### Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name) * Norwegian * Dutch * Danish 📖 ## The Story of Eline The earliest SSA record of Eline as a baby girl name dates back to 1903, when 5 babies received it. 2020 was its biggest year on record, with 25 newborns named Eline — #5,000 in the national rankings. About 35% of every Eline on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Eline ranks #6,120 for baby girls with 19 births, gradually rising (+10%). All told, over 414 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🔗 ## Variants & Related Forms of Eline Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Eline. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Eli](/eli) * [Elin](/elin) * [Ella](/ella) * [Elna](/elna) * [Heleen](/heleen) * Heleentje * [Helena](/helena) * [Helene](/helene) * [Hella](/hella) * Helle * [Lena](/lena) * [Lene](/lene) 🎶 ## Names that sound like Eline Phonetically similar names — useful when Eline is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * Align * [Ellen](/ellen) * [Aline](/aline) * [Elon](/elon) * [Elin](/elin) * [Elen](/elen) * [Ellyn](/ellyn) * [Ellan](/ellan) * [Elene](/elene) * [Elean](/elean) * Ehlen * [Ellene](/ellene) Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Eline What does the name Eline mean? Eline is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Eline Arbo, Norwegian theatre director and playwright Eline Berings, Belgian athlete who competes in the 100 m hurdles Eline Eriksen (1881–1963), wife of Edvard Eriksen, model for the Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen, Denmark Eline Flipse, film director of documentaries Eline Heger, née Schmidt (1774–1842), Danish stage actress and… What is the origin of the name Eline? Eline has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Norwegian, Dutch, Danish. How popular is Eline in 2026? In 2026, Eline ranks #6,120 among girls' names in the U.S., with 19 babies given the name that year. When was Eline most popular? Eline reached its peak popularity in 2020, ranking #1,792 that year with 25 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Eline most popular? Eline has historically been most popular in California. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Eline. Is Eline a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Eline is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name. What names go well with Eline? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Eline include Aurie, Celestie, Leavie. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. What are nicknames or variants of Eline? Common variants and related forms of Eline include Eli, Elin, Ella, Elna, Heleen, Heleentje. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms. ## Similar Names [👧AuriePeak #1792](/aurie)[👧CelestiePeak #1792](/celestie)[👧LeaviePeak #1792](/leavie)[👧NarsisPeak #1792](/narsis)[👧NolahPeak #1792](/nolah)[👧NoblePeak #1792](/noble)[👧MeridaPeak #1792](/merida)[👧JolanePeak #1792](/jolane) ## About the name Eline Eline is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1903 and has accumulated 414 births in the dataset. Eline's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #1,792\. Use the chart and map above to compare Eline's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 2020 → ](/year/2020) * [ Names of the 2020s → ](/decade/2020s) * [ Names starting with "E" → ](/letter/e) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships. * Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — [Behind the Name ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.