Elena
Girl nameElena has been given to 108,117 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2025 and currently ranks #42 for girls (2025).
Meaning & origin
Borrowed from Italian and Spanish Elena, cognate to English Helen.
Origin: Italian, Spanish, Ancient Greek
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
108,117
Peak year
2025 (4,842 babies)
Rank in 2025
#42 for girls
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▲ +67%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Elena
Ellie Goulding
English singer and songwriter (born 1986)
Inna
Romanian singer and songwriter
Helena Paparizou
Greek singer
Virginia Raggi
Italian politician (1978)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Elena.
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