Girls' name · peaked in 2025
Elena name popularity since 1925
105,114 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Elena. Half of them were born in 2011 or earlier, so the typical Elena is about 15 years old in 2026. Elena peaked in 2025 as the #42 name for girls, and it ranked #42 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 105,114
- Named Elena, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #42
- for girls in 2025 (4,836 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 105,010 girls · 104 boys
- Most popular in
- New Mexico
- 2.35× its national share
Peak year is the year Elena made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Elena births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Elena both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1930 and 1935, Elena's share of baby girls fell by 38%.
- Fastest rise: Between 2012 and 2017, it became 1.7× more common, from 1 in 774 baby girls to 1 in 445.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Elena's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Elena.
Decade by decade
Babies named Elena in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 1,151 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 1,638 | 7 | #561 |
| 1940s | 2,247 | 0 | #494 |
| 1950s | 3,454 | 0 | #444 |
| 1960s | 4,744 | 0 | #443 |
| 1970s | 5,281 | 13 | #389 |
| 1980s | 6,300 | 43 | #328 |
| 1990s | 9,500 | 17 | #293 |
| 2000s | 15,699 | 13 | #217 |
| 2010s | 28,804 | 5 | #106 |
| 2020–25 | 26,192 | 6 | #42 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
46.5% of babies named Elena from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Elena is most popular
The index compares Elena's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Elena.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 2.35× | 1,330 |
| Arizona | 2.22× | 2,948 |
| Nevada | 2.16× | 791 |
| California | 1.78× | 19,287 |
| Texas | 1.76× | 14,158 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Elena and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Elena (this page) | 105,010 | 2025 |
| Elana | 8,909 | 2004 |
| Elina | 6,087 | 2024 |
| Ellena | 2,274 | 2013 |
| Eleana | 1,676 | 2023 |
| Elona | 1,068 | 1946 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Elena's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Elena.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Elena (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data