Elena
Girl name · Italian origin
Elena meaning
shining light
Elena at a glance
- Used as
- Girl name
- Origin
- Italian
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #45 in 2024
- Meaning themes
Elena popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #628 | 8 |
| 1890 | #825 | 11 |
| 1900 | #760 | 23 |
| 1910 | #503 | 65 |
| 1920 | #529 | 178 |
| 1930 | #455 | 219 |
| 1940 | #598 | 135 |
| 1950 | #501 | 259 |
| 1960 | #468 | 431 |
| 1970 | #433 | 509 |
| 1980 | #370 | 633 |
| 1990 | #352 | 757 |
| 2000 | #234 | 1,366 |
| 2010 | #164 | 1,886 |
| 2020 | #55 | 3,926 |
| 2024 | #45 | 4,567 |
All 143 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #628 | 8 |
| 1881 | #830 | 5 |
| 1884 | #686 | 10 |
| 1885 | #842 | 7 |
| 1886 | #693 | 11 |
| 1887 | #937 | 7 |
| 1888 | #663 | 15 |
| 1889 | #802 | 11 |
| 1890 | #825 | 11 |
| 1891 | #644 | 17 |
| 1892 | #762 | 15 |
| 1893 | #713 | 17 |
| 1894 | #557 | 27 |
| 1895 | #607 | 25 |
| 1896 | #621 | 25 |
| 1897 | #735 | 18 |
| 1898 | #697 | 22 |
| 1899 | #644 | 23 |
| 1900 | #760 | 23 |
| 1901 | #577 | 29 |
| 1902 | #528 | 37 |
| 1903 | #695 | 23 |
| 1904 | #520 | 40 |
| 1905 | #600 | 34 |
| 1906 | #555 | 40 |
| 1907 | #554 | 43 |
| 1908 | #476 | 57 |
| 1909 | #535 | 50 |
| 1910 | #503 | 65 |
| 1911 | #443 | 84 |
| 1912 | #536 | 83 |
| 1913 | #464 | 116 |
| 1914 | #478 | 132 |
| 1915 | #481 | 164 |
| 1916 | #506 | 166 |
| 1917 | #525 | 162 |
| 1918 | #494 | 188 |
| 1919 | #514 | 175 |
| 1920 | #529 | 178 |
| 1921 | #475 | 211 |
| 1922 | #481 | 205 |
| 1923 | #474 | 211 |
| 1924 | #476 | 213 |
| 1925 | #479 | 213 |
| 1926 | #443 | 232 |
| 1927 | #441 | 242 |
| 1928 | #428 | 250 |
| 1929 | #450 | 214 |
| 1930 | #455 | 219 |
| 1931 | #485 | 176 |
| 1932 | #475 | 193 |
| 1933 | #479 | 178 |
| 1934 | #502 | 164 |
| 1935 | #561 | 130 |
| 1936 | #530 | 150 |
| 1937 | #551 | 148 |
| 1938 | #550 | 153 |
| 1939 | #593 | 127 |
| 1940 | #598 | 135 |
| 1941 | #494 | 198 |
| 1942 | #519 | 205 |
| 1943 | #497 | 225 |
| 1944 | #478 | 223 |
| 1945 | #494 | 216 |
| 1946 | #501 | 242 |
| 1947 | #517 | 256 |
| 1948 | #478 | 281 |
| 1949 | #497 | 266 |
| 1950 | #501 | 259 |
| 1951 | #504 | 267 |
| 1952 | #506 | 277 |
| 1953 | #489 | 314 |
| 1954 | #483 | 338 |
| 1955 | #445 | 407 |
| 1956 | #502 | 348 |
| 1957 | #471 | 404 |
| 1958 | #454 | 440 |
| 1959 | #485 | 398 |
| 1960 | #468 | 431 |
| 1961 | #486 | 400 |
| 1962 | #469 | 421 |
| 1963 | #440 | 484 |
| 1964 | #434 | 507 |
| 1965 | #443 | 455 |
| 1966 | #398 | 529 |
| 1967 | #402 | 519 |
| 1968 | #436 | 475 |
| 1969 | #424 | 522 |
| 1970 | #433 | 509 |
| 1971 | #412 | 515 |
| 1972 | #405 | 486 |
| 1973 | #440 | 432 |
| 1974 | #382 | 546 |
| 1975 | #389 | 521 |
| 1976 | #387 | 530 |
| 1977 | #389 | 539 |
| 1978 | #371 | 574 |
| 1979 | #359 | 629 |
| 1980 | #370 | 633 |
| 1981 | #357 | 656 |
| 1982 | #373 | 616 |
| 1983 | #391 | 563 |
| 1984 | #397 | 542 |
| 1985 | #329 | 723 |
| 1986 | #367 | 639 |
| 1987 | #389 | 594 |
| 1988 | #393 | 611 |
| 1989 | #355 | 722 |
| 1990 | #352 | 757 |
| 1991 | #348 | 742 |
| 1992 | #337 | 791 |
| 1993 | #322 | 819 |
| 1994 | #297 | 921 |
| 1995 | #293 | 947 |
| 1996 | #301 | 947 |
| 1997 | #295 | 971 |
| 1998 | #273 | 1,138 |
| 1999 | #212 | 1,468 |
| 2000 | #234 | 1,366 |
| 2001 | #228 | 1,392 |
| 2002 | #233 | 1,358 |
| 2003 | #222 | 1,464 |
| 2004 | #215 | 1,584 |
| 2005 | #217 | 1,604 |
| 2006 | #187 | 1,875 |
| 2007 | #192 | 1,744 |
| 2008 | #209 | 1,627 |
| 2009 | #195 | 1,685 |
| 2010 | #164 | 1,886 |
| 2011 | #160 | 1,939 |
| 2012 | #139 | 2,274 |
| 2013 | #132 | 2,393 |
| 2014 | #121 | 2,616 |
| 2015 | #106 | 2,898 |
| 2016 | #94 | 3,187 |
| 2017 | #68 | 3,881 |
| 2018 | #67 | 3,776 |
| 2019 | #60 | 3,948 |
| 2020 | #55 | 3,926 |
| 2021 | #53 | 4,279 |
| 2022 | #49 | 4,289 |
| 2023 | #47 | 4,276 |
| 2024 | #45 | 4,567 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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