Eline
How to say it: eh-LEEN · /eˈlin/
Greek 'light, torch' via Helene - established French, Dutch and Scandinavian form.
Eline was the 6,097th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 14 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 58% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #6,000 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #6,097 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 14 |
| Share of births | 1 in 236,810 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | +58% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #6,000 |
| In France, 2025 | #79 among girls’ names, 575 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Eline is climbing: the 2020s are already its best decade.
What goes with it
Nicknames
- Eli
- Line
- Lina
Other spellings
Honouring a Eline in the family
- Elipet form
- Linepet form
- Linapet form
- Elynespelling
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Eline is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Norwegian, Swedish.
In France: #79 for girls in 2025.
Famous people named Eline
- Eline Berings (born 1986)Belgian hurdler
- Eline Powell (born 1990)Belgian actor
- Eline Timmerman (born 1998)Dutch volleyball player
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