Elena
#42 for girls in 2025, 4,836 births · #10,695 for boys in 2025, 6 births
Given to girls 99.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2025 · 4,836 births
- Debut · girls
- 8 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 10 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 108,013since 1880
Elena over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #42 | 4,836 | #10,695 | 6 |
| 2024 | #46 | 4,577 | — | |
| 2023 | #47 | 4,276 | — | |
| 2022 | #49 | 4,290 | — | |
| 2021 | #53 | 4,283 | — | |
| 2020 | #55 | 3,930 | — | |
| 2019 | #60 | 3,949 | — | |
| 2018 | #67 | 3,776 | — | |
| 2017 | #68 | 3,882 | #12,246 | 5 |
| 2016 | #94 | 3,190 | — | |
| 2015 | #106 | 2,898 | — | |
| 2014 | #121 | 2,616 | — | |
| 2013 | #132 | 2,393 | — | |
| 2012 | #139 | 2,275 | — | |
| 2011 | #160 | 1,939 | — | |
| 2010 | #164 | 1,886 | — | |
| 2009 | #195 | 1,685 | — | |
| 2008 | #209 | 1,627 | — | |
| 2007 | #192 | 1,744 | — | |
| 2006 | #187 | 1,875 | — | |
| 2005 | #217 | 1,604 | #10,151 | 6 |
| 2004 | #215 | 1,584 | #8,927 | 7 |
| 2003 | #222 | 1,464 | — | |
| 2002 | #233 | 1,358 | — | |
| 2001 | #228 | 1,392 | — | |
| 2000 | #234 | 1,366 | — | |
| 1999 | #212 | 1,468 | — | |
| 1998 | #273 | 1,138 | — | |
| 1997 | #295 | 971 | — | |
| 1996 | #301 | 947 | — | |
| 1995 | #293 | 947 | — | |
| 1994 | #297 | 921 | #6,968 | 7 |
| 1993 | #322 | 819 | #8,700 | 5 |
| 1992 | #337 | 791 | — | |
| 1991 | #348 | 742 | — | |
| 1990 | #352 | 756 | #8,117 | 5 |
| 1989 | #355 | 722 | #4,271 | 12 |
| 1988 | #393 | 611 | #5,751 | 7 |
| 1987 | #389 | 595 | — | |
| 1986 | #368 | 638 | #5,926 | 6 |
| 1985 | #328 | 726 | #5,147 | 7 |
| 1984 | #397 | 542 | — | |
| 1983 | #391 | 563 | — | |
| 1982 | #373 | 616 | #5,619 | 6 |
| 1981 | #358 | 654 | #6,262 | 5 |
| 1980 | #370 | 633 | — | |
| 1979 | #360 | 629 | — | |
| 1978 | #371 | 574 | — | |
| 1977 | #389 | 539 | — | |
| 1976 | #387 | 530 | — | |
| 1975 | #389 | 521 | — | |
| 1974 | #382 | 546 | — | |
| 1973 | #440 | 433 | — | |
| 1972 | #406 | 485 | #4,441 | 6 |
| 1971 | #412 | 515 | #3,963 | 7 |
| 1970 | #433 | 509 | — | |
| 1969 | #423 | 522 | — | |
| 1968 | #436 | 475 | — | |
| 1967 | #402 | 519 | — | |
| 1966 | #398 | 529 | — | |
| 1965 | #443 | 455 | — | |
| 1964 | #435 | 507 | — | |
| 1963 | #440 | 484 | — | |
| 1962 | #469 | 422 | — | |
| 1961 | #485 | 400 | — | |
| 1960 | #468 | 431 | — | |
| 1959 | #485 | 399 | — | |
| 1958 | #454 | 440 | — | |
| 1957 | #471 | 403 | — | |
| 1956 | #502 | 349 | — | |
| 1955 | #444 | 408 | — | |
| 1954 | #483 | 338 | — | |
| 1953 | #489 | 314 | — | |
| 1952 | #506 | 277 | — | |
| 1951 | #504 | 267 | — | |
| 1950 | #501 | 259 | — | |
| 1949 | #497 | 266 | — | |
| 1948 | #478 | 281 | — | |
| 1947 | #517 | 256 | — | |
| 1946 | #501 | 242 | — | |
| 1945 | #494 | 216 | — | |
| 1944 | #478 | 223 | — | |
| 1943 | #496 | 225 | — | |
| 1942 | #519 | 205 | — | |
| 1941 | #494 | 198 | — | |
| 1940 | #598 | 135 | — | |
| 1939 | #593 | 127 | — | |
| 1938 | #550 | 153 | — | |
| 1937 | #551 | 148 | — | |
| 1936 | #530 | 150 | — | |
| 1935 | #561 | 130 | — | |
| 1934 | #502 | 164 | — | |
| 1933 | #479 | 178 | — | |
| 1932 | #475 | 193 | #3,092 | 7 |
| 1931 | #485 | 176 | — | |
| 1930 | #455 | 219 | — | |
| 1929 | #450 | 214 | — | |
| 1928 | #428 | 250 | — | |
| 1927 | #441 | 242 | — | |
| 1926 | #443 | 232 | — | |
| 1925 | #479 | 213 | — | |
| 1924 | #476 | 213 | — | |
| 1923 | #474 | 211 | — | |
| 1922 | #481 | 205 | — | |
| 1921 | #475 | 211 | — | |
| 1920 | #529 | 178 | — | |
| 1919 | #514 | 175 | — | |
| 1918 | #494 | 188 | — | |
| 1917 | #525 | 162 | — | |
| 1916 | #506 | 166 | — | |
| 1915 | #481 | 164 | — | |
| 1914 | #478 | 132 | — | |
| 1913 | #464 | 116 | — | |
| 1912 | #536 | 83 | — | |
| 1911 | #443 | 84 | — | |
| 1910 | #503 | 65 | — | |
| 1909 | #535 | 50 | — | |
| 1908 | #476 | 57 | — | |
| 1907 | #554 | 43 | — | |
| 1906 | #555 | 40 | — | |
| 1905 | #600 | 34 | — | |
| 1904 | #520 | 40 | — | |
| 1903 | #695 | 23 | — | |
| 1902 | #528 | 37 | — | |
| 1901 | #577 | 29 | — | |
| 1900 | #760 | 23 | — | |
| 1899 | #644 | 23 | — | |
| 1898 | #697 | 22 | — | |
| 1897 | #735 | 18 | — | |
| 1896 | #621 | 25 | — | |
| 1895 | #607 | 25 | — | |
| 1894 | #557 | 27 | — | |
| 1893 | #713 | 17 | — | |
| 1892 | #762 | 15 | — | |
| 1891 | #644 | 17 | — | |
| 1890 | #825 | 11 | — | |
| 1889 | #802 | 11 | — | |
| 1888 | #663 | 15 | — | |
| 1887 | #937 | 7 | — | |
| 1886 | #693 | 11 | — | |
| 1885 | #842 | 7 | — | |
| 1884 | #686 | 10 | — | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | #830 | 5 | — | |
| 1880 | #628 | 8 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Elena was already there! It came in at #628, and was given to 8 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1881–1883, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Elena is popular in 1986
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- District of Columbia#169 · 1 in 706
- Alaska#193 · 1 in 743
- Arizona#239 · 1 in 1,301
- Florida#241 · 1 in 1,545
- New Jersey#244 · 1 in 1,555
Best ever in a state: #13 in New Mexico, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #169 | 8 | 1 in 706 |
| Alaska | #193 | 5 | 1 in 743 |
| Arizona | #239 | 18 | 1 in 1,301 |
| Florida | #241 | 43 | 1 in 1,545 |
| New Jersey | #244 | 27 | 1 in 1,555 |
| New Mexico | #251 | 8 | 1 in 1,184 |
| California | #253 | 151 | 1 in 1,375 |
| New York | #258 | 68 | 1 in 1,595 |
| Washington | #286 | 16 | 1 in 1,700 |
| Massachusetts | #299 | 17 | 1 in 2,065 |
| Connecticut | #313 | 8 | 1 in 2,166 |
| Colorado | #319 | 11 | 1 in 1,985 |
| Pennsylvania | #335 | 28 | 1 in 2,455 |
| Maryland | #355 | 10 | 1 in 2,452 |
| Oregon | #363 | 7 | 1 in 2,193 |
| Michigan | #389 | 18 | 1 in 3,140 |
| Illinois | #399 | 25 | 1 in 2,837 |
| Ohio | #399 | 21 | 1 in 3,235 |
| Minnesota | #411 | 8 | 1 in 3,459 |
| Louisiana | #416 | 11 | 1 in 2,563 |
| Texas | #433 | 48 | 1 in 2,743 |
| Oklahoma | #445 | 6 | 1 in 3,130 |
| Mississippi | #456 | 5 | 1 in 2,750 |
| North Carolina | #456 | 10 | 1 in 3,556 |
| Wisconsin | #512 | 6 | 1 in 4,946 |
| Virginia | #548 | 7 | 1 in 4,819 |
| Indiana | #575 | 6 | 1 in 5,477 |
| Georgia | #796 | 5 | 1 in 7,536 |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Elena
- 4 spots since 2024 (#46 → #42)
- 13 spots since 2020 (#55 → #42)
- 64 spots since 2015 (#106 → #42)
- Biggest jump: 274 spots in 1888 (#937 → #663)
- Biggest drop: 244 spots in 1887 (#693 → #937)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2025 at #42 (4,836 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 10 yrs · run 2016–2025
- Top 1,000: 144 yrs · run 1884–2025
- Highest: 1 in 332 girls born in 2025 were named Elena (0.30%)
- 26.7% of all girls named Elena (28,804) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 74 | #628 (1880) | #760 |
| 1890s | 200 | #557 (1894) | #681 |
| 1900s | 376 | #476 (1908) | #580 |
| 1910s | 1,335 | #443 (1911) | #494 |
| 1920s | 2,169 | #428 (1928) | #468 |
| 1930s | 1,638 | #455 (1930) | #518 |
| 1940s | 2,247 | #478 (1948) | #507 |
| 1950s | 3,454 | #444 (1955) | #484 |
| 1960s | 4,744 | #398 (1966) | #440 |
| 1970s | 5,281 | #360 (1979) | #397 |
| 1980s | 6,300 | #328 (1985) | #372 |
| 1990s | 9,500 | #212 (1999) | #303 |
| 2000s | 15,699 | #187 (2006) | #213 |
| 2010s | 28,804 | #60 (2019) | #111 |
| 2020s | 26,192 | #42 (2025) | #49 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Elena in 1986
Top girls' names in 1986
Top boys' names in 1986
More about 1986
girls
1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 2,689 of them was named Elena, which outranked 97.1% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 306,919 of them was named Elena, which outranked 24.3% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #5,332Zebulin7
- #5,332Zeeshan7
- #5,332Ziad7
- #5,926Elena6
- #5,926Aaric6
- #5,926Aarin6
- #5,926Abayomi6
- #6,721Aalok5
- #6,721Aamer5
- #6,721Aaronjames5
Tied with 794 names at #5,926; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.