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Eleni

Girl

Origin of the name

Eleni is the Greek form of Helen; it is also an Amharic name, in Ethiopia.

Rising name

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2024 was its best year: 255 births, or 1 baby in 13,109. The momentum is recent: births are up 47% over the last five years, compared with the decade before. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 1038.
6,822births since 1880
2020sgeneration
No. 1004rank at its peak, in 2024

Where babies named Eleni are born

2024

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

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Eleni is most common in New York (3.3 times), Massachusetts (3.1) and Illinois (2.3), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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Names from the same era

Emerie · Malani · Malka · Romina · Alba · Elina

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