NameTides

Elena

Elena was the #42 girls' name in the US in 2025 (4,836 babies), and #161 in England & Wales and #40 in Canada.

Elena as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
  • VIC
Elena as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSW, VICBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSScotlandNorthern IrelandEngland & WalesIreland
Elena as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSW, VICBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales and Victoria publish their top 100 only, so they appear in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSWVIC
2025#42 (4,836)#161 (307)#116 (38)#177 (10)#189 (23)#40 (484)#63 (109)#71 (88)
2024#46 (4,577)#146 (342)#171 (24)#192 (9)#114 (42)#48 (431)#99 (72)#81 (77)
2023#47 (4,276)#167 (306)#163 (26)#171 (11)#156 (31)#48 (430)#71 (95)#90 (59)
2022#49 (4,290)#138 (363)#116 (36)#135 (16)#118 (44)#53 (429)#68 (104)#72 (79)
2021#53 (4,283)#152 (343)#149 (30)#190 (10)#160 (30)#56 (462)#65 (119)#87 (68)
2020#55 (3,930)#140 (365)#143 (30)#149 (13)#126 (41)#62 (398)#70 (103)#80 (74)
2019#60 (3,949)#134 (370)#154 (29)#167 (12)#187 (27)#63 (402)#56 (112)#92 (69)
2018#67 (3,776)#132 (393)#126 (37)#130 (18)#134 (41)#56 (446)#68 (97)#76 (71)
2017#68 (3,882)#135 (394)#210 (21)#122 (19)#128 (45)#60 (423)#81 (89)#87 (65)
2016#94 (3,190)#151 (361)#185 (26)#202 (10)#140 (42)#80 (350)——
2015#106 (2,898)#146 (379)#201 (22)#155 (15)#146 (40)#83 (331)——
2014#121 (2,616)#155 (357)#191 (24)#178 (11)#117 (51)#86 (326)——
2013#132 (2,393)#159 (328)#188 (24)#150 (13)#157 (39)#89 (308)——
2012#139 (2,275)#185 (280)#191 (23)#146 (13)#168 (35)#122 (242)——
2011#160 (1,939)#171 (304)#197 (23)#277 (6)#207 (26)#145 (209)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #42.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 330 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 3. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 330common
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 830common
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 470common
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 730common
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 920common
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 310common

Next year

On its recent trend, Elena is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 330 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 310 to 1 in 340.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Elena by state, 2025Alaska: #134AKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #44WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: #53NHWashington: #35WAIdaho: #69IDMontana: #144MTNorth Dakota: #91NDMinnesota: #114MNIllinois: #25ILMichigan: #62MINew York: #57NYMassachusetts: #72MAOregon: #49ORNevada: #33NVWyoming: #58WYSouth Dakota: #139SDIowa: #69IAIndiana: #58INOhio: #84OHPennsylvania: #61PANew Jersey: #62NJConnecticut: #58CTRhode Island: #36RICalifornia: #21CAUtah: #58UTColorado: #47CONebraska: #132NEMissouri: #95MOKentucky: #78KYWest Virginia: #61WVVirginia: #59VAMaryland: #44MDDelaware: #55DEArizona: #20AZNew Mexico: #13NMKansas: #89KSArkansas: #86ARTennessee: #59TNNorth Carolina: #53NCSouth Carolina: #90SCDistrict of Columbia: #51DCOklahoma: #43OKLouisiana: #134LAMississippi: #143MSAlabama: #121ALGeorgia: #68GAHawaii: #69HITexas: #15TXFlorida: #30FL
Elena (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#26186
Ontario2024#69133

Elena (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ElenaCanadaGirls#40484
ElenaEngland & WalesGirls#161307
ElenaIrelandGirls#18923
ElenaNorthern IrelandGirls#17710
ElenaNSWGirls#63109
ElenaScotlandGirls#11638
ElenaUSGirls#424,836
ElenaUSBoys#10,6956
ElenaVICGirls#7188