Eleana

A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning bright, shining light; a form of Helen.

Babies a year
8
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#3035
8 babies

Eleana by the numbers

In 2025, 8 babies in England and Wales were named Eleana. In the US, 40 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.

Its American peak was 53 babies in 2007, making it a 2000s name.

Other names that come from Helen

Like Eleana, each of these traces back to Helen: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Lanabright or fair; a form of Helen or Alana185 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Helenbright, shining light758 in the US (2017)
  • Aleenabright, shining; a form of Helen or Alena150 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Elainebright light; form of Helen506 in the US (2017)
  • Alenabright, shining; form of Helen462 in the US (2017)
  • Nelliebright shining one; diminutive of Helen458 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Aileenbright; shining; a form of Helen454 in the US (2017)
  • Ellenbright, shining; form of Helen383 in the US (2017)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Eleana. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Elenashining light3,863 in the US (2017)
  • Elianamy God has answered736 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Elanaoak tree; variant of Ilana127 in the US (2017)
  • Elyanabright, shining light; a form of Helen or Eliana39 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Elleanabright light; form of Eleanor or Helen22 in the US (2017)
  • Eleynabright light; a modern respelling of Helen4 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Eleana

Names that are said the same way as Eleana, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Elainabright light; a form of Helen1,137 in the US (2017)
  • Elinabright shining light; form of Helen69 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Elaynabright light; a form of Helen185 in the US (2017)
  • Ellenabright light; a form of Helen65 in the US (2017)
  • Elonabright light; a form of Eleanor18 in the US (2017)
  • Elannaoak tree; a form of Elah17 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean light

Like Eleana, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Norahonour, light6,036 in the US (2017)
  • Eleanorshining light5,519 in the US (2017)
  • Ellieshining light; short for Eleanor5,000 in the US (2017)
  • Claireclear, bright4,683 in the US (2017)
  • Lucyborn of light4,564 in the US (2017)
  • Lucabringer of light3,266 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Eleana

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