Jelena is a rare girls' name that peaked in 2017 and has grown less common since.
Jelena is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #5,030 for girl births in the United States (and #8,724 across all names), given to 26 babies. Jelena first appears in 1959 and peaked in 2017 (68 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | #5,030 |
| 2024 | 32 | 32 | #4,426 |
| 2023 | 39 | 39 | #3,870 |
| 2022 | 37 | 37 | #4,000 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | #4,674 |
| 2020 | 38 | 38 | #3,808 |
| 2019 | 39 | 39 | #3,820 |
| 2018 | 52 | 52 | #3,134 |
| 2017 | 68 | 68 | #2,583 |
| 2016 | 58 | 58 | #2,921 |
| 2015 | 49 | 49 | #3,320 |
| 2014 | 58 | 58 | #2,948 |
| 2013 | 47 | 47 | #3,382 |
| 2012 | 51 | 51 | #3,239 |
| 2011 | 58 | 58 | #2,967 |
| 2010 | 57 | 57 | #2,994 |
| 2009 | 46 | 46 | #3,536 |
| 2008 | 57 | 57 | #3,036 |
| 2007 | 51 | 51 | #3,304 |
| 2006 | 49 | 49 | #3,335 |
| 2005 | 44 | 44 | #3,432 |
| 2004 | 48 | 48 | #3,196 |
| 2003 | 45 | 45 | #3,260 |
| 2002 | 40 | 40 | #3,425 |
| 2001 | 21 | 21 | #5,444 |
| 2000 | 31 | 31 | #4,020 |
| 1999 | 29 | 29 | #4,018 |
| 1998 | 29 | 29 | #3,963 |
| 1997 | 19 | — | #5,299 |
| 1996 | 24 | — | #4,369 |
| 1995 | 24 | — | #4,269 |
| 1994 | 16 | — | #5,830 |
| 1993 | 23 | — | #4,445 |
| 1992 | 20 | — | #4,932 |
| 1991 | 14 | — | #6,382 |
| 1990 | 18 | — | #5,150 |
| 1989 | 10 | — | #7,667 |
| 1988 | 14 | — | #5,728 |
| 1987 | 13 | — | #5,729 |
| 1986 | 12 | — | #5,918 |
| 1985 | 6 | — | #9,804 |
| 1983 | 11 | — | #5,964 |
| 1982 | 14 | — | #5,039 |
| 1981 | 21 | — | #3,783 |
| 1980 | 13 | — | #5,350 |
| 1979 | 15 | — | #4,709 |
| 1978 | 10 | — | #6,123 |
| 1977 | 17 | — | #4,123 |
| 1976 | 10 | — | #5,759 |
| 1975 | 7 | — | #7,475 |
| 1974 | 9 | — | #5,943 |
| 1973 | 11 | — | #5,013 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #7,637 |
| 1971 | 7 | — | #6,892 |
| 1970 | 10 | — | #5,199 |
| 1969 | 5 | — | #7,924 |
| 1968 | 5 | — | #7,460 |
| 1965 | 6 | — | #6,093 |
| 1964 | 5 | — | #7,187 |
| 1962 | 5 | — | #6,972 |
| 1959 | 5 | — | #6,648 |