Jelena
Jelena is a Slavic given name.
Meaning & Origin of Jelena
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jelena is a Slavic given name.
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The Story of Jelena
Jelena first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1959, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 68 Jelenas were born — ranking #2,572 that year. As of 2026, Jelena ranks #4,194 for baby girls with 34 births, falling sharply (-22%). In total, more than 2K Jelenas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Jelena
Jelena is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1959 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Jelena's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #2,572. Use the chart and map above to compare Jelena's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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