Elena
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- e-LAY-na
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #156 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #42 for girls
Elena is a girls' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 156th for girls in the UK (355 babies) and 42nd for girls in the US (4,836 babies).
What does Elena mean?
Greek: Spanish, Italian, Romanian and Slavic form of Helen
The form of Helen used in Spanish, Italian, Romanian, Russian and several other languages.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Elena a girl's or a boy's name?
Elena is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 355 girls in the UK and 4,836 girls and 6 boys in the US.
How popular is Elena in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #156among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 355about 1 in 780 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.8%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 355 girls in the UK were named Elena, making it the 156th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 138th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 448 girls.
Half of all the girls named Elena in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 431 girls in the UK were given Elena or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #147, up from #156 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 161st in England and Wales, 116th in Scotland and 177th in Northern Ireland.
Elena in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 355 | #156 |
| 2024 | 375 | #146 |
| 2023 | 343 | #168 |
| 2022 | 415 | #137 |
| 2021 | 383 | #156 |
| 2020 | 408 | #138 |
| 2019 | 411 | #143 |
| 2018 | 448 | #134 |
| 2017 | 434 | #141 |
| 2016 | 397 | #153 |
| 2015 | 416 | #147 |
| 2014 | 392 | #161 |
| 2013 | 365 | #163 |
| 2012 | 316 | #181 |
| 2011 | 333 | #175 |
| 2010 | 279 | #209 |
| 2009 | 218 | #245 |
| 2008 | 265 | #220 |
| 2007 | 236 | #246 |
| 2006 | 237 | #228 |
| 2005 | 243 | #220 |
| 2004 | 228 | #227 |
| 2003 | 246 | #208 |
| 2002 | 250 | #186 |
| 2001 | 207 | #221 |
| 2000 | 255 | #190 |
| 1999 | 212 | #227 |
| 1998 | 221 | #223 |
| 1997 | 217 | #216 |
| 1996 | 216 | #210 |
How popular is Elena in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #42among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 4,836about 1 in 330 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 4.1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 4,836 girls in the US were named Elena, making it the 42nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 55th. 6 boys were also named Elena in 2025 (10,690th for boys).
2025 had the most girls named Elena of any year since the records began in 1880.
Half of all the girls named Elena in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 6,305 girls in the US were given Elena or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #33, up from #42 for this spelling alone.
Elena in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,836 | #42 |
| 2024 | 4,577 | #46 |
| 2023 | 4,276 | #47 |
| 2022 | 4,290 | #49 |
| 2021 | 4,283 | #53 |
| 2020 | 3,930 | #55 |
| 2019 | 3,949 | #60 |
| 2018 | 3,776 | #67 |
| 2017 | 3,882 | #68 |
| 2016 | 3,190 | #94 |
| 2015 | 2,898 | #106 |
| 2014 | 2,616 | #121 |
| 2013 | 2,393 | #132 |
| 2012 | 2,275 | #139 |
| 2011 | 1,939 | #160 |
| 2010 | 1,886 | #164 |
| 2009 | 1,685 | #195 |
| 2008 | 1,627 | #209 |
| 2007 | 1,744 | #192 |
| 2006 | 1,875 | #187 |
| 2005 | 1,604 | #217 |
| 2004 | 1,584 | #215 |
| 2003 | 1,464 | #222 |
| 2002 | 1,358 | #233 |
| 2001 | 1,392 | #228 |
| 2000 | 1,366 | #234 |
| 1999 | 1,468 | #212 |
| 1998 | 1,138 | #273 |
| 1997 | 971 | #295 |
| 1996 | 947 | #301 |
| 1995 | 947 | #293 |
| 1994 | 921 | #297 |
| 1993 | 819 | #322 |
| 1992 | 791 | #337 |
| 1991 | 742 | #348 |
| 1990 | 756 | #352 |
| 1989 | 722 | #355 |
| 1988 | 611 | #393 |
| 1987 | 595 | #389 |
| 1986 | 638 | #368 |
| 1985 | 726 | #328 |
| 1984 | 542 | #397 |
| 1983 | 563 | #391 |
| 1982 | 616 | #373 |
| 1981 | 654 | #358 |
| 1980 | 633 | #370 |
| 1979 | 629 | #360 |
| 1978 | 574 | #371 |
| 1977 | 539 | #389 |
| 1976 | 530 | #387 |
| 1975 | 521 | #389 |
| 1974 | 546 | #382 |
| 1973 | 433 | #440 |
| 1972 | 485 | #406 |
| 1971 | 515 | #412 |
| 1970 | 509 | #433 |
| 1969 | 522 | #423 |
| 1968 | 475 | #436 |
| 1967 | 519 | #402 |
| 1966 | 529 | #398 |
| 1965 | 455 | #443 |
| 1964 | 507 | #435 |
| 1963 | 484 | #440 |
| 1962 | 422 | #469 |
| 1961 | 400 | #485 |
| 1960 | 431 | #468 |
| 1959 | 399 | #485 |
| 1958 | 440 | #454 |
| 1957 | 403 | #471 |
| 1956 | 349 | #501 |
| 1955 | 408 | #443 |
| 1954 | 338 | #482 |
| 1953 | 314 | #488 |
| 1952 | 277 | #505 |
| 1951 | 267 | #503 |
| 1950 | 259 | #500 |
| 1949 | 266 | #496 |
| 1948 | 281 | #477 |
| 1947 | 256 | #517 |
| 1946 | 242 | #501 |
| 1945 | 216 | #494 |
| 1944 | 223 | #478 |
| 1943 | 225 | #496 |
| 1942 | 205 | #519 |
| 1941 | 198 | #494 |
| 1940 | 135 | #598 |
| 1939 | 127 | #593 |
| 1938 | 153 | #550 |
| 1937 | 148 | #551 |
| 1936 | 150 | #530 |
| 1935 | 130 | #561 |
| 1934 | 164 | #502 |
| 1933 | 178 | #479 |
| 1932 | 193 | #475 |
| 1931 | 176 | #485 |
| 1930 | 219 | #455 |
| 1929 | 214 | #450 |
| 1928 | 250 | #428 |
| 1927 | 242 | #441 |
| 1926 | 232 | #443 |
| 1925 | 213 | #479 |
| 1924 | 213 | #476 |
| 1923 | 211 | #474 |
| 1922 | 205 | #481 |
| 1921 | 211 | #475 |
| 1920 | 178 | #529 |
| 1919 | 175 | #514 |
| 1918 | 188 | #494 |
| 1917 | 162 | #525 |
| 1916 | 166 | #506 |
| 1915 | 164 | #481 |
| 1914 | 132 | #478 |
| 1913 | 116 | #464 |
| 1912 | 83 | #536 |
| 1911 | 84 | #443 |
| 1910 | 65 | #503 |
| 1909 | 50 | #535 |
| 1908 | 57 | #476 |
| 1907 | 43 | #554 |
| 1906 | 40 | #555 |
| 1905 | 34 | #600 |
| 1904 | 40 | #520 |
| 1903 | 23 | #695 |
| 1902 | 37 | #528 |
| 1901 | 29 | #577 |
| 1900 | 23 | #760 |
| 1899 | 23 | #644 |
| 1898 | 22 | #697 |
| 1897 | 18 | #735 |
| 1896 | 25 | #621 |
| 1895 | 25 | #607 |
| 1894 | 27 | #557 |
| 1893 | 17 | #713 |
| 1892 | 15 | #762 |
| 1891 | 17 | #644 |
| 1890 | 11 | #825 |
| 1889 | 11 | #802 |
| 1888 | 15 | #663 |
| 1887 | 7 | #937 |
| 1886 | 11 | #693 |
| 1885 | 7 | #842 |
| 1884 | 10 | #686 |
| 1883 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 5 | #830 |
| 1880 | 8 | #628 |
Nicknames for Elena
Names like Elena
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Athena Aurora Fatima Lara Thea Daphne Alba Emilia Sophia Myla Eliana Lucia
Other spellings of Elena
Elaina Elayna Ellena Eleena Elaynah Elenna Ellaina Elainna Elainah Ellayna
Names related to Elena
More Greek names
Luca Theodore George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe Iris
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, “Elena: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/elena, updated 20 October 2026.