Elna
Elna is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Elna Baker, American writer and performer of humorous stories Elna Borch (1869–1950), Danish sculptor Elna Henrikson, Swedish figure skater Elna Jane Hilliard Grahn (1913–2006), American soldier Elna Kiljander (1889–1970), Finnish architect Elna Kimmestad (1918–1997), Norwegian actress Elna Lassen (1901–1930), Danish…
- Swedish
- Norwegian
- Danish
Meaning & Origin of Elna
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Elna is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Elna Baker, American writer and performer of humorous stories Elna Borch (1869–1950), Danish sculptor Elna Henrikson, Swedish figure skater Elna Jane Hilliard Grahn (1913–2006), American soldier Elna Kiljander (1889–1970), Finnish architect Elna Kimmestad (1918–1997), Norwegian actress Elna Lassen (1901–1930), Danish…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Swedish
- Norwegian
- Danish
The Story of Elna
American parents first put Elna on the record books as a baby girl name in 1883, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1917, when 173 Elnas were born — ranking #502 that year. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 26% of all recorded Elnas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #9,034 among baby girl names with 9 births, holding steady (+2%). In total, more than 4K Elnas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Elna
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About the name Elna
Elna is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1883 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Elna's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #502. Use the chart and map above to compare Elna's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . 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 (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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