Girl name

Elena

Native spelling: Елена (Bulgaria)

Meaning & origin

Meaning
“torch, light”
Origin
Greek
Gender
Girl

Elena is also a family name — see the surname.

Popularity by country

Rankings of Elena by country
CountryGenderRankBabies
SwitzerlandGirl#6—
BulgariaGirl#8—
CroatiaGirl#12—
New Mexico (United States)Girl#1438
Puerto RicoGirl#15—
Texas (United States)Girl#15786
BelgiumGirl#19—
LithuaniaGirl#19—
Arizona (United States)Girl#20151
AustriaGirl#20—
California (United States)Girl#21809
Illinois (United States)Girl#26206
ItalyGirl#27—
Florida (United States)Girl#30355
Nevada (United States)Girl#3444
SpainGirl#34—
Washington (United States)Girl#35122
Rhode Island (United States)Girl#3717
FranceGirl#39—
HungaryGirl#41—
SloveniaGirl#42—
United StatesGirl#424,836
Maryland (United States)Girl#4473
Oklahoma (United States)Girl#4456
Wisconsin (United States)Girl#4581
Colorado (United States)Girl#4788
Oregon (United States)Girl#4951
District of Columbia (United States)Girl#5212
North Carolina (United States)Girl#53149
New Hampshire (United States)Girl#5519
Connecticut (United States)Girl#5843
New York (United States)Girl#58222
Utah (United States)Girl#5860
Delaware (United States)Girl#5912
Virginia (United States)Girl#5998
Indiana (United States)Girl#6089
Tennessee (United States)Girl#60102
Michigan (United States)Girl#62104
New Jersey (United States)Girl#62109
Pennsylvania (United States)Girl#62141
West Virginia (United States)Girl#6220
Wyoming (United States)Girl#626
New South Wales (Australia)Girl#63—
Georgia (United States)Girl#68116
Hawaii (United States)Girl#7010
Iowa (United States)Girl#7039
Idaho (United States)Girl#7126
Victoria (Australia)Girl#71—
Massachusetts (United States)Girl#7273
Kentucky (United States)Girl#7950
Ohio (United States)Girl#84111
Arkansas (United States)Girl#9029
South Carolina (United States)Girl#9046
Kansas (United States)Girl#9133
North Dakota (United States)Girl#9410
Missouri (United States)Girl#9659
NorwayGirl#98—