Elena

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

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 1924 and has been recorded in 96 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1970 with 2,831 babies (rank #27 that year). In 2024 it was given to 389 girls (rank #33). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Elena

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

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

160,887

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

2,831

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Elena

Elena Ceaușescuconducător · b. 1919
Elena Ferrantenovelist · b. 1943
Elena Cornaro Piscopiaphilosopher · b. 1646
Elena of Montenegroconsort · b. 1873
Elena Kaganacademic administrator · b. 1960

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1924	1,167	#44
1930	493	#46
1931	493	#46
1932	493	#46
1933	493	#46
1934	493	#46
1935	493	#46
1936	492	#46
1937	492	#46
1938	492	#46
1939	492	#46
1940	773	#48
1941	773	#48
1942	773	#48
1943	773	#48
1944	773	#48
1945	773	#48
1946	772	#48
1947	772	#48
1948	772	#48
1949	772	#48
1950	1,071	#44
1951	1,071	#44
1952	1,071	#44
1953	1,071	#44
1954	1,071	#44
1955	1,071	#44
1956	1,070	#44
1957	1,070	#44
1958	1,070	#44
1959	1,070	#44
1960	1,617	#43
1961	1,617	#43
1962	1,617	#43
1963	1,616	#43
1964	1,616	#43
1965	1,616	#43
1966	1,616	#43
1967	1,616	#43
1968	1,616	#43
1969	1,616	#43
1970	2,831	#27
1971	2,831	#27
1972	2,831	#27
1973	2,831	#27
1974	2,831	#27
1975	2,830	#27
1976	2,830	#27
1977	2,830	#27
1978	2,830	#27
1979	2,830	#27
1980	2,593	#18
1981	2,592	#18
1982	2,592	#18
1983	2,592	#18
1984	2,592	#18
1985	2,592	#18
1986	2,592	#18
1987	2,592	#18
1988	2,592	#18
1989	2,592	#18
1990	2,263	#15
1991	2,262	#15
1992	2,262	#15
1993	2,262	#15
1994	2,262	#15
1995	2,262	#15
1996	2,262	#15
1997	2,262	#15
1998	2,262	#15
1999	2,262	#15
2000	2,433	#14
2001	2,432	#14
2002	2,432	#14
2003	2,432	#14
2004	2,432	#14
2005	2,432	#14
2006	2,432	#14
2007	2,432	#14
2008	2,432	#14
2009	2,432	#14
2010	1,709	#21
2011	1,709	#21
2012	1,709	#21
2013	1,709	#21
2014	1,709	#21
2015	1,709	#21
2016	1,708	#21
2017	1,708	#21
2018	1,708	#21
2019	1,708	#21
2020	389	#33
2021	389	#33
2022	389	#33
2023	389	#33
2024	389	#33