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Elena

Gender

Female

Origin

Greek
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Light; variant of Helen
Italian
Russian
Spanish

Syllables

3

Themes

  • Exotic

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Elena

Pronunciation

e-le-na

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Sam Neill

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1989 (rank #4269, 12 births); most recent 2025 (rank #10695, 6 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #42, 4,836 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202564,836
2024–4,567
2023–4,276
2022–4,289
2021–4,279
2020–3,926
2019–3,948
2018–3,776
201753,881
2016–3,187

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #135, 394 births); most recent 2025 (rank #161, 307 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025307
2024342
2023306
2022363
2021343
2020365
2019370
2018393
2017394
2016361

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #15, 2,330 births); most recent 2023 (rank #20, 1,775 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
20231,775
20222,046
20211,993
20201,947
20192,177
20182,330
20172,078
20162,078
20152,117
20141,895

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2014 (rank #117, 51 births); most recent 2025 (rank #192, 23 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202523
202442
202331
202244
202130
202041
201927
201841
201745
201642

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #116, 38 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202538
202424
202326
202236
202130
202030
201929
201837
201721
201626

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #122, 19 births); most recent 2025 (rank #177, 10 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
202510
20249
202311
202216
202110
202013
201912
201818
201719
201610

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #73, 42 births); most recent 2023 (rank #66, 37 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202337
202237
202131
202041
201938
201838
201742
201635
201532
201438

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence