Lena
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Lena is a variation of Helen meaning “bright one” or “light.” Lena began as a nickname for names like Helena and Magdalena; the related Lina is Arabic for a young palm tree. Singer Lena Horne made the name prominent, and actress Lena Olin also bears it. Lena is also given the meanings Hebrew “sleep” and Latin “seductress.”
Sources: Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, 10,000 Baby Names, Numerology for Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names Made Easy
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Usage of Lena in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Lena against each list of names.
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Croatian
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Czech
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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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Greek
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Hawaiian
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Hebrew
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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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Khmer
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Korean
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Latin
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Norwegian
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Persian
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Polish
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Portuguese
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Romanian
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Russian
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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 Lena is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Lena in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 1,106 girls were named Lena, making it the #279 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 146,479 girls have been named Lena, with the most (3,004) in 1917. It is most common, relative to births, in Vermont, Washington, D.C. and Montana.
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.
Lena in other languages
- Helena Catalan, Czech, Dutch, Finnish, Polish, Slovenian
- Elena Dutch, Italian, Latvian, Romanian, Spanish
- Ellen Dutch, English, Estonian, Swedish
- Helen Dutch, English, Swedish
- Helene Danish, Dutch, Norwegian
- Lana Dutch, Latvian, Slovenian
- Елена Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian
- Hélène Dutch, French
- Lene Danish, Norwegian
- Alena Czech
- Leena Finnish
- Lenka Czech
- Lenuța Romanian
- Liena Latvian
- Olena English
- Јелена Serbian
Lena name days
- February 21 Czech Republic
- August 18 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Lena
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Lena, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Tropical storm Lena | 1993 | South Indian Ocean | 102 km/h |
| Cyclone Lena (Category 1) | 1983 | South Indian Ocean | 120 km/h |
| Tropical storm Lena | 1971 | South Pacific | 102 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Lena
There are 63 towns and villages with Lena in their name, in 21 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 17🇮🇩 Indonesia 6🇲🇽 Mexico 6🇷🇺 Russia 5🇨🇺 Cuba 4🇬🇹 Guatemala 3🇸🇪 Sweden 3🇧🇫 Burkina Faso 2
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Lena | Illinois, 🇺🇸 United States | 2,800 | Map |
| Lena | Innlandet, 🇳🇴 Norway | 1,245 | Map |
| Lena | Wisconsin, 🇺🇸 United States | 548 | Map |
| Mount Lena | Maryland, 🇺🇸 United States | 515 | Map |
| Lena | Mississippi, 🇺🇸 United States | 148 | Map |
| La Leña | Hidalgo, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 86 | Map |
| Fazenda Lena | Malanje, 🇦🇴 Angola | – | Map |
| La Lena | Portuguesa, 🇻🇪 Venezuela | – | Map |
| La Leña | Pinar del Río, 🇨🇺 Cuba | – | Map |
| La Leña | Monte Plata Province, 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Lena
There are 25 lakes and reservoirs with Lena in their name, in 4 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 12🇨🇦 Canada 9🇦🇷 Argentina 2🇻🇪 Venezuela 2
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| Lac Lena | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lake Lena | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lake Lena | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lena Lake | Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lena Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lena Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lena Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lena Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lena Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lena Lake | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lena songs
20 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Lena in their title. The best known:
- Anna Maria Lena (1984)
- Lena – Odd Børre
- Lena Anthem – Orup
- Cry Baby (Lena Katina song)
- Dinga linga Lena
- Kom igen Lena! – Torgny Melins
- Lena
- Lena – Twee Belgen (1985)
- MdDonald's (Lena Katina)
- Ooo, Ooo, Lena!
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Lena
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Lena.
Lena Baker
Lena Dunham
Lena Endre
Lena Goeßling
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Fictional characters named Lena
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.
Lena as a pet name
FurryName has found 138 dogs named Lena in public pet registers, making it the #979 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Burlington (1), Prospect (1), Miranda (1). Lena as a dog name →
FurryName has found 5 cats named Lena in public pet registers, making it the #1,874 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Toronto (3), Vancouver (1), Seattle (1). Lena as a cat name →
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