Elena
Elena sits comfortably in the UK charts at #161 in 2025 — recognisable but not overwhelming. Your child may occasionally share their name.
About the Name Elena
Elena has held its ground, ranked #161 in 2025 and never far from its best of #132 in 2018 — a name with lasting rather than trend-driven appeal. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Elena is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Elena in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #45, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Elena
- Elena Anaya — Elena Anaya Gutiérrez is a Spanish actress.
- Elena Chernenko (journalist) — Elena Vladimirovna Chernenko (Russian: Елена Владимировна Черненко) is a Russian journalist.
- Elena Ceaușescu — Elena Ceaușescu was a Romanian communist politician who was the wife of Nicolae Ceaușescu, General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party and leader of the Socialist Republic of Romania.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Elena
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Elena
Almost certainly the only Elena in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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