Elna
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name derived from Elin, Helena.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Elna (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Elna has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2015. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
Show the figures
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | 12 |
| 2002 | 12 |
| 2003 | 19 |
| 2004 | 29 |
| 2005 | 11 |
| 2006 | 19 |
| 2007 | 35 |
| 2008 | 29 |
| 2009 | 28 |
| 2010 | 25 |
| 2011 | 38 |
| 2012 | 34 |
| 2013 | 31 |
| 2014 | 32 |
| 2015 | 53 |
| 2016 | 35 |
| 2017 | 45 |
| 2018 | 45 |
| 2019 | 37 |
| 2020 | 38 |
| 2021 | 47 |
| 2022 | 39 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 3,889 |
| 2000 | 3,702 |
| 2001 | 3,531 |
| 2002 | 3,342 |
| 2003 | 3,164 |
| 2004 | 3,030 |
| 2005 | 2,901 |
| 2006 | 2,762 |
| 2007 | 2,658 |
| 2008 | 2,567 |
| 2009 | 2,458 |
| 2010 | 2,358 |
| 2011 | 2,272 |
| 2012 | 2,198 |
| 2013 | 2,106 |
| 2014 | 2,049 |
| 2015 | 1,994 |
| 2016 | 1,936 |
| 2017 | 1,903 |
| 2018 | 1,881 |
| 2019 | 1,840 |
| 2020 | 1,798 |
Elna in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Elna.Hi! My name is Elna.
- Elna ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Elna called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Elna har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Elna has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Elnas mamma är lärare.Elna's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Elnas mamma is Elna's mum.
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Questions about Elna
How do you pronounce Elna in Swedish?
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What does the name Elna mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name derived from Elin, Helena.
How popular is Elna in Sweden?
39 babies were named Elna in 2022. In 2020, 1,798 people in Sweden had Elna as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2015 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.