Eleni
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- e-LEH-nee
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #636 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,038 for girls
Eleni is a girls' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 636th for girls in the UK (65 babies) and 1,038th for girls in the US (240 babies).
What does Eleni mean?
Greek: modern Greek form of Helen
The modern Greek form of Helen, after Helen of Troy and St Helena.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Eleni a girl's or a boy's name?
Eleni is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 65 girls in the UK and 240 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Eleni in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 636th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 65 about 1 in 4,300 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 65 girls in the UK were named Eleni, making it the 636th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 814th.
2025 had the most girls named Eleni of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Eleni in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 68 girls in the UK were given Eleni or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #580, up from #636 for this spelling alone.
- Eleni 65
- Elenie 3
Among girls in 2025, it was 596th in England and Wales.
Eleni in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 65 | #636 |
| 2024 | 47 | #840 |
| 2023 | 53 | #736 |
| 2022 | 39 | #956 |
| 2021 | 51 | #792 |
| 2020 | 49 | #814 |
| 2019 | 58 | #728 |
| 2018 | 50 | #821 |
| 2017 | 53 | #805 |
| 2016 | 36 | #1,056 |
| 2015 | 47 | #868 |
| 2014 | 58 | #737 |
| 2013 | 46 | #882 |
| 2012 | 55 | #779 |
| 2011 | 40 | #950 |
| 2010 | 42 | #900 |
| 2009 | 35 | #996 |
| 2008 | 43 | #843 |
| 2007 | 45 | #789 |
| 2006 | 35 | #915 |
| 2005 | 46 | #724 |
| 2004 | 35 | #853 |
| 2003 | 32 | #877 |
| 2002 | 27 | #927 |
| 2001 | 41 | #679 |
| 2000 | 32 | #792 |
| 1999 | 23 | #1,005 |
| 1998 | 32 | #789 |
| 1997 | 35 | #758 |
| 1996 | 23 | #958 |
How popular is Eleni in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,038th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 240 about 1 in 6,700 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 65% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 240 girls in the US were named Eleni, making it the 1,038th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,448th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 255 girls. It first appears in the records in 1946.
Half of all the girls named Eleni in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 276 girls in the US were given Eleni or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #873, up from #1,038 for this spelling alone.
Eleni in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 240 | #1,038 |
| 2024 | 255 | #1,004 |
| 2023 | 215 | #1,129 |
| 2022 | 187 | #1,279 |
| 2021 | 170 | #1,323 |
| 2020 | 149 | #1,448 |
| 2019 | 163 | #1,377 |
| 2018 | 118 | #1,741 |
| 2017 | 139 | #1,572 |
| 2016 | 162 | #1,425 |
| 2015 | 134 | #1,600 |
| 2014 | 158 | #1,436 |
| 2013 | 151 | #1,470 |
| 2012 | 124 | #1,690 |
| 2011 | 150 | #1,490 |
| 2010 | 121 | #1,720 |
| 2009 | 146 | #1,546 |
| 2008 | 145 | #1,573 |
| 2007 | 137 | #1,621 |
| 2006 | 141 | #1,546 |
| 2005 | 126 | #1,608 |
| 2004 | 122 | #1,600 |
| 2003 | 118 | #1,624 |
| 2002 | 143 | #1,350 |
| 2001 | 115 | #1,599 |
| 2000 | 126 | #1,454 |
| 1999 | 127 | #1,388 |
| 1998 | 95 | #1,673 |
| 1997 | 104 | #1,550 |
| 1996 | 124 | #1,356 |
| 1995 | 142 | #1,206 |
| 1994 | 156 | #1,138 |
| 1993 | 184 | #1,004 |
| 1992 | 146 | #1,192 |
| 1991 | 86 | #1,696 |
| 1990 | 111 | #1,420 |
| 1989 | 106 | #1,402 |
| 1988 | 81 | #1,599 |
| 1987 | 104 | #1,317 |
| 1986 | 85 | #1,472 |
| 1985 | 81 | #1,504 |
| 1984 | 77 | #1,490 |
| 1983 | 60 | #1,770 |
| 1982 | 59 | #1,822 |
| 1981 | 53 | #1,985 |
| 1980 | 56 | #1,904 |
| 1979 | 48 | #2,088 |
| 1978 | 65 | #1,633 |
| 1977 | 56 | #1,801 |
| 1976 | 38 | #2,210 |
| 1975 | 50 | #1,838 |
| 1974 | 48 | #1,820 |
| 1973 | 40 | #2,019 |
| 1972 | 45 | #1,856 |
| 1971 | 42 | #2,001 |
| 1970 | 37 | #2,160 |
| 1969 | 22 | #2,843 |
| 1968 | 26 | #2,431 |
| 1967 | 38 | #1,905 |
| 1966 | 27 | #2,307 |
| 1965 | 25 | #2,410 |
| 1964 | 22 | #2,674 |
| 1963 | 27 | #2,305 |
| 1962 | 22 | #2,604 |
| 1961 | 17 | #3,059 |
| 1960 | 13 | #3,511 |
| 1959 | 15 | #3,103 |
| 1958 | 12 | #3,542 |
| 1957 | 18 | #2,726 |
| 1956 | 16 | #2,928 |
| 1955 | 10 | #3,777 |
| 1954 | 7 | #4,653 |
| 1953 | 9 | #3,954 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 5 | #5,413 |
| 1950 | 8 | #3,960 |
| 1949 | 8 | #3,891 |
| 1948 | 8 | #3,881 |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 6 | #4,416 |
Names like Eleni
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Athena, Fatima, Thea, Eliana, Sophia, Elina, Heidi, Eden, Lyra, Lexi, Lara, Autumn
Other spellings of Eleni
Names related to Eleni
Elena, Ellen, Eleen, Elen, Eleana, Eleena, Eleyna, Elani, Eleina, Elenna
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, “Eleni: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/eleni, updated 20 October 2026.