Gender
Origin
- Russian
- sun ray, shining light
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Yelena
Pronunciation
ye-le-na
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #1496, 145 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1796, 112 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 112 |
| 2024 | 72 |
| 2023 | 71 |
| 2022 | 145 |
| 2021 | 62 |
| 2020 | 29 |
| 2019 | 38 |
| 2018 | 31 |
| 2017 | 43 |
| 2016 | 56 |
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 2003 (rank #2434, 7 births); most recent 2024 (rank #5890, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
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 2022 (rank #527, 97 births); most recent 2023 (rank #670, 62 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 62 |
| 2022 | 97 |
| 2021 | 65 |
| 2020 | 49 |
| 2019 | 69 |
| 2018 | 82 |
| 2017 | 86 |
| 2016 | 50 |
| 2015 | 34 |
| 2014 | 51 |
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