Elena

eh-LAY-nah, eh-LEN-ah, EL-en-ah

Spanish, Italian, German, Greek variation of Helen

"bright, shining light"

Elena Origin and Meaning

Variation of Elaina

Elena Rank in US Top 1000

# 45 in the US

Elena Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 109 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Elena

• 45 US 2024
• 109 Nameberry 2026
• 48 Canada 2024
• 32 Future 2035
• 147 England 2024
• 174 scotland 2024
• 94 Australia 2024
• 39 France 2024
• 48 Germany 2025
• 52 Netherlands 2025
• 27 Italy 2024
• 38 Spain 2023
• 74 Mexico 2021
• 15 Belgium 2024
• 6 switzerland 2024
• 20 Austria 2024
• 42 Hungary 2024
• 91 Poland 2024
• 38 Estonia 2025
• 42 slovenia 2024
• 37 Chile 2021
• 99 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2024
• 13 Croatia 2024

20 Names Similar to Elena

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Famous People Named Elena

• Elena Petrović Njegoš of Montenegro, Queen consort of Victor Emmanuel III of Italy and Albania
• Elena Jane "Ellie" Goulding English singer
• Elena Sergeevna "Lena" Katina Russian singer of group t.A.T.u
• Elena Kagan U.S. Supreme Court Justice
• Elena Alexandrovna Likhovtseva Russian tennis player
• Elena Băsescu Romanian MEP
• Elena Ferrante penname of an unknown Italian novelist
• Elena Gant reality TV personality from "Little Women: LA"
• Elena Goode American actress
• Elena María Isabel Dominica de Silos de Borbón y de Grecia Infanta of Spain; Duchess of Lugo; daughter of Juan Carlos I
• Elena Princess of Romania; daughter of Michael I
• Elena Delle Donne American basketball player
• Elena Bibescu Romanian princess and pianist
• Elena Olegovna Bovina Russian tennis player
• Elena Radionova Russian figure skater
• Elena Sergeevna Baltacha Ukrainian,British tennis player
• Elena Slivnyak fashion designer and former "Project Runway" contestant
• Elena Vesnina Russian tennis player
• Elena Viatcheslavovna Dementieva Russian tennis player
• Eleni "Elena" Paparizou Greek,Swedish singer
• Elena Eremina Russian gymnast
• Elena Arenas American gymnast
• Elena Neill (b. 1991) daughter of actor Sam Neill
• Elena Kitic (b. 1998) daughter of Serbian stars Mile Kitic & Marta Savic
• Elena Bineva Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast
• Elena Kong Hong,Kong actress

The name Elena in Pop Culture

• Elena Gilbert character in The Vampire Diaries series
• Elena "Helene" Vasilyevna Kuragina character from Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace
• Elena Castillo Flores of Avalor Disney Princess on animated series "Elena of Avalor"
• Elena Houghlin character in 2019's "Charlie's Angels"
• Elena Tyler character on TV's "Felicity"
• Elena Ramos character on TV's "Dallas"
• Elena Fisher character in the video game 'Uncharted'
• Elena Lincoln character in the Fifty Shades of Grey series
• Godmother Elena main character in "The Fairy Godmother"
• Elena Daemon Spade's lover in the series, 'Katekyo Hitman Reborn!'
• Elena character in the game 'Final Fantasy VII'
• Elena Derevko character on TV's Alias
• Elena "Yo Yo" Rodriguez, character on TV's "Agents of SHIELD"
• Elena character in the Street Fighter video games
• Elena Greco heroine and narrator of Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan novels
• Elena Galathynius Havilliard half,fae Queen from the Throne of Glass novels
• Elena Antonov Michaels Danvers main character in Kelley Armstrong "Women of the Otherworld"
• Elena Alvarez character in Netflix's "One Day At A Time"
• Elena Abelli Female main character of book “The Sweetest Oblivion” by Danielle Lori