Yelena
Yelena is a feminine given name. It is the Russian form of Helen, written Елена in Russian.
- Russian
Meaning & Origin of Yelena
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yelena is a feminine given name. It is the Russian form of Helen, written Елена in Russian.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Russian
The Story of Yelena
The earliest SSA record of Yelena as a baby girl name dates back to 1961, when 6 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 145 newborns named Yelena — #1,496 in the national rankings. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 33% of all recorded Yelenas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,005 among baby girl names with 98 births, rising sharply (+136% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Yelenas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Yelena
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About the name Yelena
Yelena is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1961 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Yelena's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #1,496. Use the chart and map above to compare Yelena'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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