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
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- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | — | |
First appearance
1880
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 2020
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Arizona#23 · 1 in 195
- Texas#26 · 1 in 252
- New Mexico#29 · 1 in 172
- California#35 · 1 in 264
- Illinois#38 · 1 in 280
Best ever in a state: #13 in New Mexico, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | #23 | 142 | 1 in 195 |
| Texas | #26 | 606 | 1 in 252 |
| New Mexico | #29 | 30 | 1 in 172 |
| California | #35 | 660 | 1 in 264 |
| Illinois | #38 | 174 | 1 in 280 |
| Rhode Island | #46 | 15 | 1 in 173 |
| Florida | #49 | 246 | 1 in 327 |
| Nevada | #50 | 38 | 1 in 257 |
| Hawaii | #55 | 12 | 1 in 206 |
| Washington | #56 | 92 | 1 in 317 |
| Kansas | #59 | 42 | 1 in 273 |
| Nebraska | #59 | 26 | 1 in 273 |
| Delaware | #63 | 11 | 1 in 213 |
| Maryland | #67 | 66 | 1 in 338 |
| Wisconsin | #68 | 64 | 1 in 325 |
| West Virginia | #70 | 21 | 1 in 259 |
| Colorado | #71 | 61 | 1 in 353 |
| Indiana | #73 | 76 | 1 in 369 |
| Montana | #74 | 10 | 1 in 248 |
| North Carolina | #76 | 106 | 1 in 412 |
| Michigan | #77 | 97 | 1 in 390 |
| Pennsylvania | #77 | 120 | 1 in 403 |
| Connecticut | #78 | 34 | 1 in 331 |
| Virginia | #78 | 89 | 1 in 384 |
| Utah | #80 | 47 | 1 in 343 |
| Oregon | #82 | 35 | 1 in 374 |
| Iowa | #84 | 31 | 1 in 371 |
| Oklahoma | #85 | 38 | 1 in 389 |
| Arkansas | #86 | 28 | 1 in 369 |
| New York | #86 | 174 | 1 in 457 |
| Minnesota | #87 | 53 | 1 in 409 |
| Georgia | #88 | 96 | 1 in 463 |
| Missouri | #89 | 58 | 1 in 422 |
| New Jersey | #92 | 76 | 1 in 458 |
| North Dakota | #92 | 10 | 1 in 280 |
| Ohio | #93 | 100 | 1 in 479 |
| District of Columbia | #95 | 9 | 1 in 324 |
| Maine | #95 | 11 | 1 in 290 |
| Tennessee | #96 | 68 | 1 in 447 |
| Idaho | #97 | 17 | 1 in 359 |
| South Carolina | #97 | 42 | 1 in 412 |
| Massachusetts | #101 | 54 | 1 in 442 |
| Kentucky | #107 | 36 | 1 in 469 |
| Alaska | #119 | 6 | 1 in 319 |
| New Hampshire | #119 | 9 | 1 in 384 |
| South Dakota | #125 | 7 | 1 in 378 |
| Alabama | #128 | 33 | 1 in 567 |
| Mississippi | #148 | 19 | 1 in 534 |
| Louisiana | #172 | 28 | 1 in 661 |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| 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.
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Momentum · girls
Rising
- 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)
Rise & fade · girls
145 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2025 at #42 (4,836 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 10 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 10 yrs · run 2016–2025
- Top 1,000: 144 yrs · run 1884–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 332
- Highest: 1 in 332 girls born in 2025 were named Elena (0.30%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
- 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 2020
girls
#55
3,930 births · 1 in 411 girls
Top girls' names in 2020
More about 2020
girls
1,616,549 girls got a published name in 2020; 1 in 411 of them was named Elena, which outranked 99.7% of the 17,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Elena
Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.