A distinctive pick — fewer than 1 pets share this name.
A Russian and Greek variant of Helena, meaning 'shining light.'
Elina is gentle on the ear and works in a dozen languages. It carries the same shining-light meaning as Helen but feels softer and more contemporary. We love it for a calm, luminous pet, the kind whose eyes catch the light just right and whose presence makes you slow down a little.
Pets named Elina are most often described as:
Trait order based on owner reports across pet registries.
Elina is a well-known pet name with 1 registered pets. Pets named Elina are often described as luminous, calm, gentle.
Elina is a unisex pet name, equally popular for male and female pets.
Yes! Elina is both a popular pet name (ranked #26572 for pets) and a baby name. It is one of 1,600+ names shared between pets and humans on NamesPop.
Last updated May 2026 · Data: NYC & Seattle pet licensing records · Methodology