Alena
Alena was the 707th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 398 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 596th with 499 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 111 places. More babies were named Alena in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Aleena) variant of Alina (from Adela, 'noble') · Germanic, Italian
- Rank in 2025
- #707 girls, down 28 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 398girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2015499 babies
- Total since 1880
- 16,014babies recorded
What does the name Alena mean?
Alena is a spelling of Aleena, pronounced the same way, so it shares Aleena's meaning and origin.
Aleena is a rare spelling of Alina, according to Wiktionary. Alina was borrowed from Italian Alina or formed as a Latin-style version of French Aline, and both come from pet forms of the Germanic name Adela or Adele. DMNES explains Adela as Old High German adal, noble. The doubled e marks the stress on the middle syllable, uh-LEE-nuh. In the US Aleena has been used since the late 1960s.
adal (Old High German, “noble”)
How sure is this? Probable. Wiktionary traces Alina to Adela; other sources for some families are possible but undocumented here.
Related names: Alina, Aline, Adela, Alena, Lina.
See also: Germanic names, names that mean noble.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Aleena' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Alina' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Adela', DMNES (Durham University)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Alena popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #707 | 398 |
| 2020 | #679 | 417 |
| 2010 | #727 | 385 |
| 2000 | #723 | 321 |
| 1990 | #1,110 | 157 |
| 1980 | #982 | 151 |
| 1970 | #1,474 | 68 |
| 1960 | #2,198 | 28 |
| 1950 | #2,536 | 16 |
| 1940 | #3,214 | 8 |
| 1930 | #2,425 | 13 |
| 1920 | #1,666 | 25 |
| 1910 | #2,145 | 6 |
| 1900 | #1,567 | 7 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Alena, counting every spelling?
Alena is a spelling of Aleena, a name family that ranked #375 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #707 for Alena on its own. Together these spellings went to 878 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aleena | 436 | #657 | 2,261 |
| Alena | 398 | #707 | 1,872 |
| Alenna | 17 | #6,556 | 101 |
| Allena | 10 | #9,488 | 93 |
| Aleenah | 12 | #8,389 | 65 |
| Alenah | 5 | #15,040 | 32 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Alena?
398 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Alena (0.11 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Alena born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 21 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Alena.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Alena?
About 15,200 people born in the US named Alena are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 10 and 31. That makes Alena mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Alena by state
How common Alena was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Nevada (2.1×), Arizona (2.0×), Oregon (1.6×), Michigan (1.5×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Utah, Kansas, Arkansas.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Alena: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Alena, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Alena
What does Alena mean?
Alena is a spelling of Aleena, which means “variant of Alina (from Adela, 'noble')” (Germanic, Italian origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Alena?
Alena was the 707th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 398 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 596th with 499 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 111 places. More babies were named Alena in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Alena a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Alena in the US.
Where is Alena most popular?
In 2021–2025, Alena was most common in Nevada (0.49 per 1,000 girls), followed by Arizona and Hawaii.