Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
Origin: GreekElena 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
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.
Vampire Diaries, no. Elena of Avalor, no. Elena Ferrante, closer. Elena because my wife is from Naples and it's what the women in her family have been named for as long as anyone can remember.
— Francesco, New York NY, 2018
Three syllables, works in Spanish and Italian and Russian and English. My family is spread across four countries. Elena clears all the borders.
— Dmitri, Seattle WA, 2020
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 8 | #641 |
| 1881 | 5 | #859 |
| 1884 | 10 | #696 |
| 1885 | 7 | #861 |
| 1886 | 11 | #706 |
| 1887 | 7 | #971 |
| 1888 | 15 | #669 |
| 1889 | 11 | #813 |
| 1890 | 11 | #838 |
| 1891 | 17 | #647 |
| 1892 | 15 | #769 |
| 1893 | 17 | #726 |
| 1894 | 27 | #561 |
| 1895 | 25 | #612 |
| 1896 | 25 | #621 |
| 1897 | 18 | #746 |
| 1898 | 22 | #702 |
| 1899 | 23 | #648 |
| 1900 | 23 | #765 |
| 1901 | 29 | #579 |
| 1902 | 37 | #528 |
| 1903 | 23 | #699 |
| 1904 | 40 | #522 |
| 1905 | 34 | #604 |
| 1906 | 40 | #556 |
| 1907 | 43 | #558 |
| 1908 | 57 | #476 |
| 1909 | 50 | #535 |
| 1910 | 65 | #505 |
| 1911 | 84 | #445 |
| 1912 | 83 | #537 |
| 1913 | 116 | #465 |
| 1914 | 132 | #480 |
| 1915 | 164 | #482 |
| 1916 | 166 | #507 |
| 1917 | 162 | #525 |
| 1918 | 188 | #495 |
| 1919 | 175 | #514 |
| 1920 | 178 | #530 |
| 1921 | 211 | #475 |
| 1922 | 205 | #481 |
| 1923 | 211 | #474 |
| 1924 | 213 | #477 |
| 1925 | 213 | #479 |
| 1926 | 232 | #443 |
| 1927 | 242 | #441 |
| 1928 | 250 | #429 |
| 1929 | 214 | #450 |
| 1930 | 219 | #456 |
| 1931 | 176 | #486 |
| 1932 | 193 | #475 |
| 1933 | 178 | #479 |
| 1934 | 164 | #503 |
| 1935 | 130 | #561 |
| 1936 | 150 | #531 |
| 1937 | 148 | #552 |
| 1938 | 153 | #551 |
| 1939 | 127 | #594 |
| 1940 | 135 | #599 |
| 1941 | 198 | #494 |
| 1942 | 205 | #519 |
| 1943 | 225 | #497 |
| 1944 | 223 | #479 |
| 1945 | 216 | #494 |
| 1946 | 242 | #501 |
| 1947 | 256 | #517 |
| 1948 | 281 | #478 |
| 1949 | 266 | #497 |
| 1950 | 259 | #501 |
| 1951 | 267 | #504 |
| 1952 | 277 | #506 |
| 1953 | 314 | #490 |
| 1954 | 338 | #483 |
| 1955 | 407 | #445 |
| 1956 | 348 | #502 |
| 1957 | 404 | #471 |
| 1958 | 440 | #455 |
| 1959 | 398 | #485 |
| 1960 | 431 | #469 |
| 1961 | 400 | #486 |
| 1962 | 421 | #469 |
| 1963 | 484 | #440 |
| 1964 | 507 | #434 |
| 1965 | 455 | #443 |
| 1966 | 529 | #399 |
| 1967 | 519 | #402 |
| 1968 | 475 | #436 |
| 1969 | 522 | #424 |
| 1970 | 509 | #433 |
| 1971 | 515 | #412 |
| 1972 | 486 | #405 |
| 1973 | 432 | #440 |
| 1974 | 546 | #382 |
| 1975 | 521 | #389 |
| 1976 | 530 | #387 |
| 1977 | 539 | #389 |
| 1978 | 574 | #371 |
| 1979 | 629 | #359 |
| 1980 | 633 | #370 |
| 1981 | 656 | #357 |
| 1982 | 616 | #373 |
| 1983 | 563 | #391 |
| 1984 | 542 | #398 |
| 1985 | 723 | #329 |
| 1986 | 639 | #367 |
| 1987 | 594 | #389 |
| 1988 | 611 | #394 |
| 1989 | 722 | #355 |
| 1990 | 757 | #352 |
| 1991 | 742 | #348 |
| 1992 | 791 | #337 |
| 1993 | 819 | #322 |
| 1994 | 921 | #297 |
| 1995 | 947 | #293 |
| 1996 | 947 | #301 |
| 1997 | 971 | #295 |
| 1998 | 1,138 | #273 |
| 1999 | 1,468 | #212 |
| 2000 | 1,366 | #234 |
| 2001 | 1,392 | #228 |
| 2002 | 1,358 | #233 |
| 2003 | 1,464 | #222 |
| 2004 | 1,584 | #215 |
| 2005 | 1,604 | #217 |
| 2006 | 1,875 | #187 |
| 2007 | 1,744 | #192 |
| 2008 | 1,627 | #209 |
| 2009 | 1,685 | #195 |
| 2010 | 1,886 | #164 |
| 2011 | 1,939 | #160 |
| 2012 | 2,274 | #139 |
| 2013 | 2,393 | #132 |
| 2014 | 2,616 | #121 |
| 2015 | 2,898 | #106 |
| 2016 | 3,187 | #94 |
| 2017 | 3,881 | #68 |
| 2018 | 3,776 | #67 |
| 2019 | 3,948 | #60 |
| 2020 | 3,926 | #55 |
| 2021 | 4,279 | #53 |
| 2022 | 4,289 | #49 |
| 2023 | 4,276 | #47 |
| 2024 | 4,567 | #45 |
