Elena
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning shining light.
How Elena has moved
View as table
| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #106 |
| 2016 | #94 |
| 2017 | #68 |
| 2018 | #67 |
| 2019 | #60 |
| 2020 | #55 |
| 2021 | #53 |
| 2022 | #49 |
| 2023 | #47 |
| 2024 | #45 |
| 2025 | #42 |
Elena by the numbers
In 2025, 307 babies in England and Wales were named Elena. In the US, 3,863 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
At its height, in 2005, about 1 in 1,300 American girls born that year was called Elena.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Elena. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Elinabright shining light; form of Helen69 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elenibright, shining; a form of Helen65 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elanaoak tree; variant of Ilana127 in the US (2017)
- Ellenabright light; a form of Helen65 in the US (2017)
- Eleanabright, shining light; a form of Helen8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Eleynabright light; a modern respelling of Helen4 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Elena
Names that are said the same way as Elena, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Elainabright light; a form of Helen1,137 in the US (2017)
- Elaynabright light; a form of Helen185 in the US (2017)
- Elleanabright light; form of Eleanor or Helen22 in the US (2017)
- Elonabright light; a form of Eleanor18 in the US (2017)
- Elannaoak tree; a form of Elah17 in the US (2017)
- Eleenabright, shining; a form of Helen7 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean light
Like Elena, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Elena
Nobody has voted for Elena yet
Vote for Elena and put it up against all the other baby names
Vote for Elena