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Ellena

Girl

Meaning of Ellena: Greek: 'shining light'

Ellena is a girl's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3632nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2253rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3632

39 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2253

12 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,525

First recorded 1888 · peak 2013

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 20 babies1982: 11 babies1983: 9 babies1984: 10 babies1985: 7 babies1986: 9 babies1987: 10 babies1988: 14 babies1989: 14 babies1990: 9 babies19901991: 19 babies1992: 16 babies1993: 19 babies1994: 23 babies1995: 27 babies1996: 26 babies1997: 17 babies1998: 22 babies1999: 47 babies2000: 23 babies20002001: 33 babies2002: 34 babies2003: 25 babies2004: 44 babies2005: 35 babies2006: 52 babies2007: 50 babies2008: 45 babies2009: 40 babies2010: 42 babies20102011: 46 babies2012: 67 babies2013: 75 babies2014: 57 babies2015: 57 babies2016: 64 babies2017: 65 babies2018: 50 babies2019: 60 babies2020: 61 babies20202021: 65 babies2022: 48 babies2023: 62 babies2024: 59 babies2025: 39 babies
US babies named Ellena per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 75.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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