Elin
Swedish variation of Ellen
"torch; shining light"Share
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Updated Mon Apr 22 2024
Elin Origin and Meaning
The name Elin is a girl's name of Swedish origin.
The Elin variation makes an old favorite sleeker and more modern. Elin came to prominence via the ex-Mrs.Tiger Woods and is now perhaps best known via novelist Elin Hildebrand.. It entered the US Top 1000 in 2010, though it's now dropped off again.
- Elin Rank in US Top 1000
- Elin Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
- Names Similar to Elin
- Famous People Named Elin
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# 990 in the US
Elin Rank in US Top 1000
# 1048 on Nameberry
Elin Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
Elin Popularity
- 990US2016
- 1048Nameberry2024
- 569Unique2021
- 589Future2028
- 725England2021
- 223Germany2016
- 17Netherlands2023
- 76Sweden2022
- 40Iceland2014
- 29Switzerland2022
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Famous People Named Elin
- Elin Maria Pernilla NordegrenSwedish model; ex,wife of golfer Tiger Woods
- Elin KlingSwedish fashion blogger
- Elin Snakenborga maid of honour to Queen Elizabeth I
- Elin Gustavsdotter StureSwedish noblewoman; consort of the regent Erik Axelsson
- Elin HilderbrandAmerican novelist
- (Elin) Alberte Leonora WindingDanish singer and actress
- Elin LantoSwedish singer
- Elin Matilda Elisabet WägnerSwedish author, journalist and feminist
- Elin SigvardssonSwedish singer
- Elin NilsenNorwegian skier
- Elin Anna Maria HolmlövSwedish ice hockey player
- Elin KallioFinnish gymnast
- Elín Stefánsdóttir HirstIcelandic MP
- Elin Kleopatra DanielsonGambogi, Finnish painter
Elin in Pop Culture
- ElinSwedish character on TV's "Psych"