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Elena

Girl

Origin of the name

Elena is the Spanish, Italian and Greek form of Helen.

Rising name

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2025 was its best year: 4,836 births, or 1 baby in 686. The momentum is recent: births are up 44% over the last five years, compared with the decade before. In 2025, it ranked No. 42.
108,013births since 1880
2020sgeneration
No. 42rank at its peak, in 2025

Where babies named Elena are born

2025

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The darker the blue, the more common Elena is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Elena is most common in New Mexico (2.6 times), Arizona (2.4) and Nevada (2.3), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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Names from the same era

Cecilia · Iris · Melody · Aurora · Ellie · Eliana

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