Olena
Olena, Olenna is a Ukrainian variant of the feminine name Helen, further equivalent to Elena It is of Greek origin and means "sun ray" or "shining light", see "Helen" for its history. Notable people with the name include:Olena Demydova, Ukrainian high jumper Olena Dvornichenko, Israeli Olympic rhythmic gymnast Olena Falkman (1849-1928), Swedish concert vocalist Olena Kryvytska, Ukrainian…
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Meaning & Origin of Olena
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Olena, Olenna is a Ukrainian variant of the feminine name Helen, further equivalent to Elena It is of Greek origin and means "sun ray" or "shining light", see "Helen" for its history. Notable people with the name include:Olena Demydova, Ukrainian high jumper Olena Dvornichenko, Israeli Olympic rhythmic gymnast Olena Falkman (1849-1928), Swedish concert vocalist Olena Kryvytska, Ukrainian…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Olena
American parents first put Olena on the record books as a baby girl name in 1882, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 35 Olenas were born — ranking #4,126 that year. About 21% of every Olena on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Olena ranks #4,126 for baby girls with 35 births, rising sharply (+82% over the past five years). All told, over 967 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Olena
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About the name Olena
Olena is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1882 and has accumulated 967 births in the dataset. Olena's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #908. Use the chart and map above to compare Olena'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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