babyNamedEline
“variant spelling of Helen”uncertain meaning
Girl’s name, of Greek and Germanic origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 156th
- births in 2023–2025
- 1,645
- babies born in France
- 1 in 1,664
- +1.6% a year recently
- Stable
- peak year
- 2025
Meaning and origin of Eline
Eline is thought to mean “variant spelling of Helen” and is of Greek and Germanic origin.
Uncertain meaning: the sources disagree or are scarce.
Popularity of Eline in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2025.
- Over recent years, Eline has been stable (+1.6% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Eline every 3.9 schools, all spellings combined.
Eline in English-speaking countries
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
19 babies in 3 years1 girl in 40,412
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
57 babies in 3 years1 girl in 84,773
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Eline and Éline are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Éline555
- Elyne (in French)460
- Élyne (in French)130
- Héline (in French)35
- Ellyne (in French)20
- Elline15
- Elynne15
- Heline (in French)15
- Helyne5
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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