Given name & surname
Elien
“a spirited man”
Elien is a variant of Elian. One Spanish interpretation is “a spirited man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Elien is a variant of Elian. One Spanish interpretation is “a spirited man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Elien is a variant of Elian. An origin associated with Elian is Spanish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2016. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Elien through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2016. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 301 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Elien
- Elien MeijerDutch rowerborn 1970
- Elien VekemansBelgian pole vaulter (born 2001)
- Elien Van Wynendaeleassociation football playerborn 1995
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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