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Alena

“Uncertain; possibly derived from Helene, or a diminutive of Magdalena” — Czech/Slavic (feminine given name) origin

Girl's name · #707 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Alena reached #596 in 2015 and has eased to #707 since. About 16,000 girls have carried it since 1891.

Around the world: about 1 in 590 girls in Puerto Rico (2025) · about 1 in 710 girls in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 3,000 girls in Austria (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 30 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Alenas

• Alena Zavarzina — Russian snowboarder
• Alena Kostornaia — Russian figure skater (born 2003)
• Alena Amialiusik — Belarusian cyclist
• Alena Leonova — Russian figure skater (born 1990)
• Alena Šeredová — Czech actress and model

In stories & tradition

• Alena — Encantadia
• Alena and Brad — Babay
• Alena Whitlock — Arrow

What Alenas become

Among 1,279 notable people named Alena:

Medical professionals appear 2.3× more often than among typical names — e.g. Alena Dernerová, Czech politician and physician.

Similar names: Malena · Milan · Aleena · Kenna · Ivanna · Kalina

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