Given name
Yelina
“the shining light”
Yelina is a variant of Yelena. In Russian use, Yelena carries the interpretation “the shining light.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Yelina is a variant of Yelena. In Russian use, Yelena carries the interpretation “the shining light.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2006. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Yelina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 133
- 0 boys · 133 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #10,083 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −54%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,083 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 269 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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