Eleni

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Eleni is a feminine given name of Greek origin. It is a phonetic spelling of the Modern Greek name "Ελένη", whose ancient version, Ἑλένη, is anglicized as Helen. Popular diminutives and nicknames include: Elenitsa, Elenaki, Elena, Lena, Lenio, Lenners, Nitsa. Eleni may refer to:

From Wikipedia

Eleni first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2014 with 56 babies (rank #702 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Eleni

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

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

788

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Eleni

Eleni Foureirapop singer · b. 1987

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	23	#925
1997	32	#738
1998	32	#725
1999	22	#957
2000	31	#751
2001	41	#630
2002	26	#896
2003	31	#847
2004	35	#793
2005	44	#696
2006	34	#874
2007	44	#758
2008	43	#795
2009	35	#942
2010	41	#864
2011	40	#898
2012	53	#751
2013	45	#842
2014	56	#702
2015	44	#849
2016	36	#997