Elena
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Elena is the Italian, Spanish and Russian form of Helen, meaning “light” or “shining light.” Elena has a lilting, feminine sound, with Eleni and Yelena among its variants.
Sources: 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names Made Easy, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
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Usage of Elena in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Elena against each list of names.
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Dutch
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English
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French
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Georgian
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German
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Hungarian
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Indonesian
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Irish
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Italian
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Japanese
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Latin
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Persian
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Polish
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Romanian
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Russian
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Scottish
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Spanish
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Elena is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Elena in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 4,836 girls were named Elena, making it the #42 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 108,013 girls have been named Elena, with the most (4,836) in 2025. It is most common, relative to births, in New Mexico, Wyoming and Rhode Island.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Elena in other languages
- Helena Catalan, Czech, Dutch, Finnish, Polish, Slovenian
- Lena Dutch, English, German, Italian, Polish
- Ellen Dutch, English, Estonian, Swedish
- Helen Dutch, English, Swedish
- Helene Danish, Dutch, Norwegian
- Елена Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian
- Hélène Dutch, French
- Lene Danish, Norwegian
- Alena Czech
- Elen Welsh
- Ellina Hungarian
- Elna Latvian
- Leena Finnish
- Lenka Czech
- Lenuța Romanian
- Olena English
- Јелена Serbian
- Олена Ukrainian
Elena name days
- August 18 Latvia
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Elena
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Elena, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Hurricane Elena (Category 3) | 1985 | North Atlantic | 204 km/h |
| Tropical storm Elena | 1979 | North Atlantic | 65 km/h |
| Hurricane Elena (Category 2) | 1965 | North Atlantic | 176 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Elena
There are 927 towns and villages with Elena in their name, in 25 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 512🇨🇴 Colombia 55🇵🇪 Peru 53🇻🇪 Venezuela 36🇧🇴 Bolivia 32🇨🇺 Cuba 32🇬🇹 Guatemala 32🇮🇹 Italy 26
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Santa Elena | Santa Elena, 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 42,214 | Map |
| Santa Elena | Entre Rios, 🇦🇷 Argentina | 18,410 | Map |
| Santa Elena | Bicol Region, 🇵🇭 Philippines | 14,641 | Map |
| Santa Elena | Cayo District, 🇧🇿 Belize | 8,587 | Map |
| María Elena | Antofagasta, 🇨🇱 Chile | 7,530 | Map |
| Elena | Veliko Tarnovo, 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 6,042 | Map |
| Santa Elena | Usulutan, 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 5,887 | Map |
| Santa Elena | Yucatán, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 3,456 | Map |
| Elena | Cordoba, 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2,815 | Map |
| Santa Elena | Michoacán, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1,893 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Elena
There are 19 lakes and reservoirs with Elena in their name, in 6 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 12🇻🇪 Venezuela 3🇨🇱 Chile 1🇨🇴 Colombia 1🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1🇨🇺 Cuba 1
| Name | Where | |
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| Lago Elena | Aysén, 🇨🇱 Chile | Map |
| Santa Elena | México, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| Santa Elena | Nuevo León, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| Santa Elena | Sonora, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| Santa Elena | Durango, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| Santa Elena | Veracruz, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| Santa Elena | México, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| Santa Elena | México, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| Ciénaga Santa Elena | Córdoba, 🇨🇴 Colombia | Map |
| Laguna Elena Chiquita | Zacatecas, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Elena songs
33 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Elena in their title. The best known:
- Maria Elena – Los Indios Tabajaras (1941)
- Fiesta (Elena Paparizou song) – Helena Paparizou (2016)
- Elena – Manal (1970)
- Elena – Marc Tanner Band (1979)
- Elena no/Una – Lucio Battisti (1972)
- Paris og Elena i Trejeborg
- A Elena – Frederic Sirés i Puig
- A la més petita Elena – Josep Gravalosa i Geronès
- Armonia e poesia / Immaginando Elena – Santino Rocchetti (1978)
- ELENA
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Elena
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Elena.
Elena Anaya
Elena Belova
Elena Brejniva
Elena Ceampelea
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Fictional characters named Elena
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Elena as a pet name
FurryName has found 19 dogs named Elena in public pet registers, making it the #4,340 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Zurich (2), Maple Ridge (1), Basel (1). Elena as a dog name →
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