Olena
2025 SSA
About Olena
This chic Ukrainian form of Helen is relatively unknown outside of its native country, but it definitely has international appeal. Olia or Olenka are the usual Ukrainian diminutives, but tomboyish Oli or Leni could work too.
As a Hawaiian name, it could refer to the plant, spice, and dye, turmeric, or more broadly to its yellow-ginger color. It also appears in the Hawaiian names Lolena and Pololena, variants of Lorna and Florence. Olympic surfer Carissa Moore chose it for her daughter in 2025.
Pronounced o-LAY-nuh.
As of October 2026, Olena ranked #5866 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1000 in 1882.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | #4,442 | 32 | 19.5 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | #4,257 | 34 | 21 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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- Olena "Elena" Anatoliyivna Liashenko
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- Olena Anatoliivna Bondarenko
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- Olena Ihorivna Vitrychenko
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