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“Shining light” — Greek, via Italian/Spanish origin
Girl's name · #42 in the US (2025) · Trending
Elena is climbing: on the charts since 1880, it reached #42 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 4,800 girls given the name last year. Roughly 108,000 have carried it all-time.
Around the world: #6 in Switzerland (2024) · #12 in Croatia (2025) · #15 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #19 in Belgium (2025) · #22 in Austria (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 4,666 notable people named Elena:
Scientists & scholars appear 1.46× more often than among typical names — e.g. Elena Cornaro Piscopia, Venetian philosopher (1646–1684).
Similar names: Helena · Iris · Elise · Athena · Valentina · Liliana
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