Elinah is a very rare variant of Elena that peaked in 2012 and has since faded.
Elinah is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #15,564 for girl births in the United States (and #25,846 across all names), given to 5 babies. Elinah was first reported in SSA data in 2009 and peaked in 2012 (9 births).
Girls named Elinah per year · hover for count and girls rank · Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 2009–2025 · U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) · SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here