Elena

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Greek

Meaning

Elena is a popular female given name of Greek origin. The name means "shining light". Nicknames of the name Elena are Lena, Lennie, Ella, Ellie, Nellie, or Nena.

From Wikipedia

Elena first appears in the data in 2014 and has been recorded in 12 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2019 with 233 babies (rank #85 that year). In 2025 it was given to 197 girls (rank #86). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Elena

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Elena yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

1,482
Total babies (all years)
12
Years in the data
233
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
201413#143
20155#300
201613#181
201797#92
2018117#89
2019233#85
2020227#77
2021119#89
2022104#90
2023208#79
2024149#92
2025197#86