Meaning & origin
What it means
Kelina is a romanization of Келина. Келина goes back to Latin Celina, meaning “heaven.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kelina is a romanization of Келина. Келина comes from Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kelina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 235
- 0 boys · 235 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #16,128 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 16,128 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 13 in 2006. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 267 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.
Kelina’s family of names
In English usage, Kelina has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Келина. In Russian usage, Kelina is a transliteration of Келина.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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