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Elna

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What official birth registration shows about Elna: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 2013–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2013 to 2025, ranging from #3598 to #5742.20132018202120232025#3598#5742
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2013#5742
2015#4736
2018#5666
2019#4686
2021#5581
2022#4645
2023#3598
2024#4192
2025#4201

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 28 of the 80 years from 1945 to 2024.

In 2024: #485 among girls in Norway, #4192 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1945–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #177 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2024

    Highest recorded position: #164 among girls in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2024).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #4201 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #164 in Norway in 1946.

Elna's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#42015HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#41925HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#35986HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#46454HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#55813HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#46864HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#56663HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#47364HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#57423HighVerified
2024Norwayfemale#4854HighVerified
2017Norwayfemale#5284HighVerified
2012Norwayfemale#5744HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#5175HighVerified
1970Norwayfemale#5834HighVerified
1967Norwayfemale#4995HighVerified
1966Norwayfemale#4695HighVerified
1965Norwayfemale#4935HighVerified
1964Norwayfemale#4605HighVerified
1963Norwayfemale#5014HighVerified
1962Norwayfemale#3667HighVerified
1961Norwayfemale#30510HighVerified
1960Norwayfemale#3677HighVerified
1959Norwayfemale#24414HighVerified
1958Norwayfemale#3537HighVerified
1957Norwayfemale#3168HighVerified
1956Norwayfemale#22015HighVerified
1955Norwayfemale#25613HighVerified
1954Norwayfemale#22615HighVerified
1953Norwayfemale#3029HighVerified
1952Norwayfemale#3248HighVerified
1951Norwayfemale#18821HighVerified
1950Norwayfemale#19021HighVerified
1949Norwayfemale#18821HighVerified
1948Norwayfemale#19419HighVerified
1947Norwayfemale#19421HighVerified
1946Norwayfemale#16428HighVerified
1945Norwayfemale#17723HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Elna is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Elna, between 1945 and 2025, in 36 of those 81 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1945Norway: recorded in 1946Norway: recorded in 1947Norway: recorded in 1948Norway: recorded in 1949Norway: recorded in 1950Norway: recorded in 1951Norway: recorded in 1952Norway: recorded in 1953Norway: recorded in 1954Norway: recorded in 1955Norway: recorded in 1956Norway: recorded in 1957Norway: recorded in 1958Norway: recorded in 1959Norway: recorded in 1960Norway: recorded in 1961Norway: recorded in 1962Norway: recorded in 1963Norway: recorded in 1964Norway: recorded in 1965Norway: recorded in 1966Norway: recorded in 1967Norway: recorded in 1970Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2024Norway: highest position in 1946England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 202319452025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1945–202428#164 in 1946
England and Wales2013–20259#3598 in 2023

Its high point came 77 years earlier in Norway (1946) than in England and Wales (2023).

No registrar recorded it for 40 years after 1971; it appears again in 2012.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Elna

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1945–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #164 in Norway in 1946. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.