How Many People Are Named Elena?
people named Elena are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,435 people in the US has this name
Based on 108,117 babies named Elena in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
4,842 births
Trend
Rising (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Cognate of HELEN, and a variant transcription of Russian YELENA.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Elena (99.9%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Elena alive today is about 20 years old, and 75% are under 30. Half of them were between 5 and 29 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Elena first appears in the records in 1880, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 4,842 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Elena never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #42, in 2025, and it was in the top 100 for 10 years, 2016 to 2025. In 2025 it ranked #42.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #42 |
| Best rank | #42 (2025) |
| Years in the top 100 | 10 (2016 to 2025) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #103 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Elena alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Elena were born in California than in any other state: about 18,349 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Elena was given 2.9 times as often in New Mexico, 1.9 times in Alaska and 1.7 times in Hawaii.
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