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Eleni

Girl

Meaning of Eleni: Greek: 'torch or shining light'

Eleni is a girl's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 5 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1005th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 837th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1005

240 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#837

44 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

6,822

First recorded 1946 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 53 babies1982: 59 babies1983: 60 babies1984: 77 babies1985: 81 babies1986: 85 babies1987: 104 babies1988: 81 babies1989: 106 babies1990: 111 babies19901991: 86 babies1992: 146 babies1993: 184 babies1994: 156 babies1995: 142 babies1996: 124 babies1997: 104 babies1998: 95 babies1999: 127 babies2000: 126 babies20002001: 115 babies2002: 143 babies2003: 118 babies2004: 122 babies2005: 126 babies2006: 141 babies2007: 137 babies2008: 145 babies2009: 146 babies2010: 121 babies20102011: 150 babies2012: 124 babies2013: 151 babies2014: 158 babies2015: 134 babies2016: 162 babies2017: 139 babies2018: 118 babies2019: 163 babies2020: 149 babies20202021: 170 babies2022: 187 babies2023: 215 babies2024: 255 babies2025: 240 babies
US babies named Eleni per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 255.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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