Elen
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- EL-en
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,856 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #10,913 for girls
Elen is a girls' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,856th for girls in the UK (9 babies) and 10,913th for girls in the US (8 babies).
What does Elen mean?
Greek: spelling of Ellen; medieval English form of Helen
Medieval English form of Helen; Helen's meaning is uncertain, though it is often linked to Greek words for torch or moon.
Meaning borrowed from Ellen. More on Wiktionary.
Is Elen a girl's or a boy's name?
Elen is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls in the UK and 8 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Elen in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,856among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 31,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 9 girls in the UK were named Elen, making it the 2,856th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,110th. Its busiest year was 1998, with 41 girls.
Half of all the girls named Elen in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 105 girls in the UK were given Elen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #421, up from #2,856 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,786th in England and Wales.
Elen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,856 |
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,841 |
| 2022 | 7 | #3,347 |
| 2021 | 13 | #2,202 |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,792 |
| 2018 | 14 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,485 |
| 2016 | 13 | #2,224 |
| 2015 | 14 | #2,085 |
| 2014 | 17 | #1,810 |
| 2013 | 12 | #2,309 |
| 2012 | 15 | #2,005 |
| 2011 | 39 | #977 |
| 2010 | 23 | #1,418 |
| 2009 | 23 | #1,360 |
| 2008 | 25 | #1,258 |
| 2007 | 35 | #941 |
| 2006 | 39 | #834 |
| 2005 | 37 | #825 |
| 2004 | 30 | #949 |
| 2003 | 32 | #877 |
| 2002 | 36 | #762 |
| 2001 | 35 | #768 |
| 2000 | 41 | #674 |
| 1999 | 31 | #803 |
| 1998 | 41 | #668 |
| 1997 | 34 | #774 |
| 1996 | 30 | #816 |
How popular is Elen in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #10,913among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 200,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 8 girls in the US were named Elen, making it the 10,913th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 12,137th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 17 girls. It first appears in the records in 1911.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years.
Half of all the girls named Elen in the US since 1880 were born between 1948 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 303 girls in the US were given Elen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #837, up from #10,913 for this spelling alone.
Elen in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #10,913 |
| 2024 | 11 | #8,941 |
| 2023 | 13 | #8,050 |
| 2022 | 17 | #6,702 |
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 12 | #8,592 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10,540 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 10 | #10,230 |
| 2012 | 13 | #8,628 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 12 | #9,227 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 13 | #8,961 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 8 | #9,548 |
| 1994 | 5 | #13,423 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
| 1984 | 6 | #9,139 |
| 1983 | 7 | #8,045 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #9,108 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5 | #6,577 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 9 | #4,201 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 5 | #5,751 |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 6 | #4,649 |
| 1947 | 5 | #5,293 |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,751 |
| 1932 | 5 | #4,409 |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,723 |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,849 |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 7 | #4,000 |
| 1923 | 6 | #4,375 |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 8 | #3,665 |
| 1920 | 6 | #4,396 |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 10 | #3,023 |
| 1917 | 6 | #4,081 |
| 1916 | 5 | #4,415 |
| 1915 | 5 | #4,272 |
| 1914 | 8 | #2,637 |
| 1913 | 7 | #2,538 |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,956 |
Nicknames for Elen
Names like Elen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sophie Ellie Emma Chloe Zoe Ella Georgia Phoebe Charlotte Eleanor Emily Hannah
Other spellings of Elen
Names related to Elen
More Greek names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Elen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/elen, updated 20 October 2026.