Ellena
Girl · e-LAY-na · Greek
Ellena is a girls' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,675th for girls in the UK (10 babies) and 3,779th for girls in the US (39 babies).
What does Ellena mean?
Greek: spelling of Elena, a form of Helen
Variant of Elena, the Italian, Spanish and Slavic form of Helen.
- Say it
- e-LAY-na
Is Ellena a girl's or a boy's name?
Ellena is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 girls in the UK and 39 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ellena in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,675among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 28,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 59% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 10 girls in the UK were named Ellena, making it the 2,675th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,587th. Its busiest year was 1998, with 116 girls.
Half of all the girls named Ellena in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2011. 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 Ellena or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #147, up from #2,675 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,603rd in England and Wales.
Ellena in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,675 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,323 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,841 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,728 |
| 2021 | 13 | #2,202 |
| 2020 | 20 | #1,587 |
| 2019 | 27 | #1,285 |
| 2018 | 29 | #1,237 |
| 2017 | 30 | #1,213 |
| 2016 | 28 | #1,291 |
| 2015 | 43 | #915 |
| 2014 | 46 | #891 |
| 2013 | 40 | #987 |
| 2012 | 52 | #808 |
| 2011 | 47 | #844 |
| 2010 | 35 | #1,033 |
| 2009 | 46 | #824 |
| 2008 | 45 | #825 |
| 2007 | 55 | #688 |
| 2006 | 49 | #703 |
| 2005 | 64 | #569 |
| 2004 | 77 | #493 |
| 2003 | 62 | #553 |
| 2002 | 82 | #435 |
| 2001 | 88 | #406 |
| 2000 | 99 | #376 |
| 1999 | 84 | #416 |
| 1998 | 116 | #339 |
| 1997 | 104 | #366 |
| 1996 | 92 | #395 |
How popular is Ellena in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,779among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 39about 1 in 41,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 39 girls in the US were named Ellena, making it the 3,779th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,712th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 75 girls. It first appears in the records in 1888.
2025 had fewer girls named Ellena than any year since 2005.
Half of all the girls named Ellena in the US since 1880 were born between 1958 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 6,305 girls in the US were given Ellena or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #33, up from #3,779 for this spelling alone.
Ellena in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39 | #3,779 |
| 2024 | 59 | #2,819 |
| 2023 | 62 | #2,757 |
| 2022 | 48 | #3,312 |
| 2021 | 65 | #2,638 |
| 2020 | 61 | #2,712 |
| 2019 | 60 | #2,784 |
| 2018 | 50 | #3,200 |
| 2017 | 65 | #2,664 |
| 2016 | 64 | #2,697 |
| 2015 | 57 | #3,001 |
| 2014 | 57 | #2,967 |
| 2013 | 75 | #2,408 |
| 2012 | 67 | #2,654 |
| 2011 | 46 | #3,451 |
| 2010 | 42 | #3,688 |
| 2009 | 40 | #3,869 |
| 2008 | 45 | #3,583 |
| 2007 | 50 | #3,329 |
| 2006 | 52 | #3,175 |
| 2005 | 35 | #4,025 |
| 2004 | 44 | #3,387 |
| 2003 | 25 | #4,938 |
| 2002 | 34 | #3,806 |
| 2001 | 33 | #3,860 |
| 2000 | 23 | #4,976 |
| 1999 | 47 | #2,851 |
| 1998 | 22 | #4,793 |
| 1997 | 17 | #5,622 |
| 1996 | 26 | #4,054 |
| 1995 | 27 | #3,873 |
| 1994 | 23 | #4,371 |
| 1993 | 19 | #4,992 |
| 1992 | 16 | #5,711 |
| 1991 | 19 | #4,998 |
| 1990 | 9 | #8,495 |
| 1989 | 14 | #5,830 |
| 1988 | 14 | #5,593 |
| 1987 | 10 | #6,783 |
| 1986 | 9 | #7,130 |
| 1985 | 7 | #8,315 |
| 1984 | 10 | #6,290 |
| 1983 | 9 | #6,703 |
| 1982 | 11 | #5,909 |
| 1981 | 20 | #3,858 |
| 1980 | 15 | #4,742 |
| 1979 | 9 | #6,694 |
| 1978 | 10 | #5,957 |
| 1977 | 10 | #5,886 |
| 1976 | 14 | #4,361 |
| 1975 | 15 | #4,139 |
| 1974 | 11 | #5,010 |
| 1973 | 13 | #4,361 |
| 1972 | 9 | #5,479 |
| 1971 | 14 | #4,121 |
| 1970 | 10 | #5,060 |
| 1969 | 7 | #5,972 |
| 1968 | 15 | #3,455 |
| 1967 | 12 | #3,844 |
| 1966 | 10 | #4,197 |
| 1965 | 12 | #3,732 |
| 1964 | 20 | #2,824 |
| 1963 | 9 | #4,538 |
| 1962 | 13 | #3,591 |
| 1961 | 10 | #4,238 |
| 1960 | 15 | #3,211 |
| 1959 | 10 | #4,030 |
| 1958 | 9 | #4,192 |
| 1957 | 11 | #3,695 |
| 1956 | 8 | #4,466 |
| 1955 | 11 | #3,570 |
| 1954 | 11 | #3,489 |
| 1953 | 13 | #3,105 |
| 1952 | 20 | #2,326 |
| 1951 | 14 | #2,809 |
| 1950 | 11 | #3,234 |
| 1949 | 21 | #2,133 |
| 1948 | 11 | #3,136 |
| 1947 | 10 | #3,446 |
| 1946 | 11 | #3,033 |
| 1945 | 7 | #3,674 |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 15 | #2,351 |
| 1942 | 11 | #2,815 |
| 1941 | 10 | #2,844 |
| 1940 | 11 | #2,571 |
| 1939 | 9 | #2,920 |
| 1938 | 11 | #2,578 |
| 1937 | 13 | #2,317 |
| 1936 | 9 | #2,855 |
| 1935 | 15 | #2,094 |
| 1934 | 9 | #2,922 |
| 1933 | 5 | #4,216 |
| 1932 | 11 | #2,642 |
| 1931 | 7 | #3,495 |
| 1930 | 10 | #2,844 |
| 1929 | 11 | #2,736 |
| 1928 | 12 | #2,622 |
| 1927 | 11 | #2,858 |
| 1926 | 18 | #2,075 |
| 1925 | 18 | #2,118 |
| 1924 | 14 | #2,513 |
| 1923 | 16 | #2,264 |
| 1922 | 8 | #3,653 |
| 1921 | 17 | #2,195 |
| 1920 | 15 | #2,357 |
| 1919 | 13 | #2,515 |
| 1918 | 18 | #2,028 |
| 1917 | 13 | #2,427 |
| 1916 | 14 | #2,246 |
| 1915 | 18 | #1,799 |
| 1914 | 21 | #1,385 |
| 1913 | 6 | #2,825 |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,359 |
| 1911 | 5 | #2,463 |
| 1910 | 6 | #2,140 |
| 1909 | 9 | #1,471 |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,593 |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,595 |
| 1898 | 8 | #1,263 |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 9 | #1,123 |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,484 |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,337 |
| 1889 | 7 | #1,024 |
| 1888 | 6 | #1,136 |
Nicknames for Ellena
Names like Ellena
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Emma Emily Lydia Ella Chloe Sophie Ellie Zoe Eliza Eleanor Helena Philippa
Other spellings of Ellena
Elena Elaina Elayna Eleena Elaynah Elenna Ellaina Elainna Elainah Ellayna
Names related to Ellena
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