Jelina is a variant of Jelena. In Russian use, Jelena carries the interpretation “the shining light.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1988. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jelina through the years
Babies since 1880
245
0 boys · 245 girls
Most popular year
2009
16 babies
2025
6
#13,944 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−37%
Cooling
Jelina in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1988–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 13,944 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 16 in 2009. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 273 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.