Elena is a familiar girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Elena is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #42 among girls (4,836) and #11,043 among boys (6) — overall #111 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,842 | 4,908 | #42 | #11,043 |
| 2024 | 4,577 | 4,635 | #46 | — |
| 2023 | 4,276 | 4,333 | #47 | — |
| 2022 | 4,290 | 4,340 | #49 | — |
| 2021 | 4,283 | 4,339 | #53 | — |
| 2020 | 3,930 | 3,961 | #55 | — |
| 2019 | 3,949 | 3,982 | #60 | — |
| 2018 | 3,776 | 3,815 | #67 | — |
| 2017 | 3,887 | 3,923 | #68 | #12,840 |
| 2016 | 3,190 | 3,208 | #94 | — |
| 2015 | 2,898 | 2,929 | #106 | — |
| 2014 | 2,616 | 2,643 | #121 | — |
| 2013 | 2,393 | 2,414 | #132 | — |
| 2012 | 2,275 | 2,303 | #139 | — |
| 2011 | 1,939 | 1,961 | #160 | — |
| 2010 | 1,886 | 1,910 | #164 | — |
| 2009 | 1,685 | 1,705 | #195 | — |
| 2008 | 1,627 | 1,649 | #209 | — |
| 2007 | 1,744 | 1,759 | #192 | — |
| 2006 | 1,875 | 1,891 | #187 | — |
| 2005 | 1,610 | 1,624 | #217 | #10,476 |
| 2004 | 1,591 | 1,597 | #215 | #9,211 |
| 2003 | 1,464 | 1,471 | #222 | — |
| 2002 | 1,358 | 1,370 | #233 | — |
| 2001 | 1,392 | 1,403 | #228 | — |
| 2000 | 1,366 | 1,378 | #234 | — |
| 1999 | 1,468 | 1,480 | #212 | — |
| 1998 | 1,138 | 1,143 | #273 | — |
| 1997 | 971 | — | #295 | — |
| 1996 | 947 | — | #301 | — |
| 1995 | 947 | — | #293 | — |
| 1994 | 928 | — | #297 | #7,195 |
| 1993 | 824 | — | #322 | #9,159 |
| 1992 | 791 | — | #337 | — |
| 1991 | 742 | — | #348 | — |
| 1990 | 761 | — | #352 | #8,515 |
| 1989 | 734 | — | #355 | #4,348 |
| 1988 | 618 | — | #394 | #5,955 |
| 1987 | 595 | — | #389 | — |
| 1986 | 644 | — | #369 | #6,171 |
| 1985 | 733 | — | #328 | #5,319 |
| 1984 | 542 | — | #398 | — |
| 1983 | 563 | — | #391 | — |
| 1982 | 622 | — | #373 | #5,863 |
| 1981 | 659 | — | #358 | #6,571 |
| 1980 | 633 | — | #370 | — |
| 1979 | 629 | — | #360 | — |
| 1978 | 574 | — | #371 | — |
| 1977 | 539 | — | #389 | — |
| 1976 | 530 | — | #387 | — |
| 1975 | 521 | — | #389 | — |
| 1974 | 546 | — | #382 | — |
| 1973 | 433 | — | #440 | — |
| 1972 | 491 | — | #406 | #4,601 |
| 1971 | 522 | — | #412 | #4,101 |
| 1970 | 509 | — | #433 | — |
| 1969 | 522 | — | #424 | — |
| 1968 | 475 | — | #436 | — |
| 1967 | 519 | — | #402 | — |
| 1966 | 529 | — | #399 | — |
| 1965 | 455 | — | #443 | — |
| 1964 | 507 | — | #435 | — |
| 1963 | 484 | — | #440 | — |
| 1962 | 422 | — | #469 | — |
| 1961 | 400 | — | #485 | — |
| 1960 | 431 | — | #469 | — |
| 1959 | 399 | — | #485 | — |
| 1958 | 440 | — | #455 | — |
| 1957 | 403 | — | #471 | — |
| 1956 | 349 | — | #502 | — |
| 1955 | 408 | — | #444 | — |
| 1954 | 338 | — | #483 | — |
| 1953 | 314 | — | #490 | — |
| 1952 | 277 | — | #506 | — |
| 1951 | 267 | — | #504 | — |
| 1950 | 259 | — | #501 | — |
| 1949 | 266 | — | #497 | — |
| 1948 | 281 | — | #478 | — |
| 1947 | 256 | — | #517 | — |
| 1946 | 242 | — | #501 | — |
| 1945 | 216 | — | #494 | — |
| 1944 | 223 | — | #479 | — |
| 1943 | 225 | — | #497 | — |
| 1942 | 205 | — | #519 | — |
| 1941 | 198 | — | #494 | — |
| 1940 | 135 | — | #599 | — |
| 1939 | 127 | — | #594 | — |
| 1938 | 153 | — | #551 | — |
| 1937 | 148 | — | #552 | — |
| 1936 | 150 | — | #531 | — |
| 1935 | 130 | — | #561 | — |
| 1934 | 164 | — | #503 | — |
| 1933 | 178 | — | #479 | — |
| 1932 | 200 | — | #475 | #3,168 |
| 1931 | 176 | — | #486 | — |
| 1930 | 219 | — | #456 | — |
| 1929 | 214 | — | #450 | — |
| 1928 | 250 | — | #429 | — |
| 1927 | 242 | — | #441 | — |
| 1926 | 232 | — | #443 | — |
| 1925 | 213 | — | #479 | — |
| 1924 | 213 | — | #477 | — |
| 1923 | 211 | — | #474 | — |
| 1922 | 205 | — | #481 | — |
| 1921 | 211 | — | #475 | — |
| 1920 | 178 | — | #530 | — |
| 1919 | 175 | — | #514 | — |
| 1918 | 188 | — | #495 | — |
| 1917 | 162 | — | #525 | — |
| 1916 | 166 | — | #507 | — |
| 1915 | 164 | — | #482 | — |
| 1914 | 132 | — | #480 | — |
| 1913 | 116 | — | #465 | — |
| 1912 | 83 | — | #537 | — |
| 1911 | 84 | — | #445 | — |
| 1910 | 65 | — | #505 | — |
| 1909 | 50 | — | #535 | — |
| 1908 | 57 | — | #476 | — |
| 1907 | 43 | — | #558 | — |
| 1906 | 40 | — | #556 | — |
| 1905 | 34 | — | #604 | — |
| 1904 | 40 | — | #522 | — |
| 1903 | 23 | — | #699 | — |
| 1902 | 37 | — | #528 | — |
| 1901 | 29 | — | #579 | — |
| 1900 | 23 | — | #765 | — |
| 1899 | 23 | — | #648 | — |
| 1898 | 22 | — | #702 | — |
| 1897 | 18 | — | #746 | — |
| 1896 | 25 | — | #621 | — |
| 1895 | 25 | — | #612 | — |
| 1894 | 27 | — | #561 | — |
| 1893 | 17 | — | #726 | — |
| 1892 | 15 | — | #769 | — |
| 1891 | 17 | — | #647 | — |
| 1890 | 11 | — | #838 | — |
| 1889 | 11 | — | #813 | — |
| 1888 | 15 | — | #669 | — |
| 1887 | 7 | — | #971 | — |
| 1886 | 11 | — | #706 | — |
| 1885 | 7 | — | #861 | — |
| 1884 | 10 | — | #696 | — |
| 1881 | 5 | — | #859 | — |
| 1880 | 8 | — | #641 | — |