The first name Elena

In 2025, 307 girls were named Elena, making it the 161st most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2017, with 394 births (#135).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Elena with other names.

In 2025, 4,836 girls born in the United States were named Elena, the 42nd most popular girls’ name that year.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Elena Kagan
  Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 2010
• Helena Dragaš
  Byzantine empress, 1372–1450
• Helena Lekapene
  Empress consort of Constantine VII, 910–961
• Elena Kampouris
  American actress (born 1997)
• Elena Gorolová
  Czech human rights activist, born 1969
• Elena Osipova
  Female Russian archer, born 1993
• Elena Verdugo
  American actress (1925-2017)
• Archduchess Helena of Austria
  Archduchess of Austria, nun, co-founder of the convent in Hall in Tirol, 1543–1574
• Elena Lagadinova
  Bulgarian agronomist, genetic engineer, and politician, 1930–2017
• Elena Poptodorova
  Bulgarian politician, Ambassador to the United States, born 1951
• Elena Yoncheva
  Bulgarian journalist, born 1964
• Elena Kulichenko
  Cypriot high jumper, born 2002

• Bella
• Gabriella
• Francesca
• Gianna
• Alina
• Bianca
• Cara
• Gemma
• Alessia
• Gia
• Luciana
• Alessandra
• Aida
• Angelica
• Cristina
• Donna

All 80 names of Italian origin

What does the name Elena mean?

Borrowed from Italian and Spanish Elena, cognate to English Helen.

What is the origin of the name Elena?

Borrowed from Italian and Spanish Elena, cognate to English Helen.

How popular is the name Elena?

In 2025, 307 girls born in England and Wales were named Elena, ranking 161st. Its peak was 2017, with 394 births.

Is Elena a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 108,117 US babies named Elena since 1880 were girls.

When was Elena most popular?

2025 in the United States, when 4,836 babies were named Elena, its highest rank at 42nd.