Eleni
Eleni was the 1038th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 240 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1006th with 255 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 564 places. More babies were named Eleni in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,038 girls, up 413 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 240girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024255 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,822babies recorded
Eleni popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,038 | 240 |
| 2020 | #1,451 | 149 |
| 2010 | #1,724 | 121 |
| 2000 | #1,461 | 126 |
| 1990 | #1,428 | 111 |
| 1980 | #1,918 | 56 |
| 1970 | #2,176 | 37 |
| 1960 | #3,553 | 13 |
| 1950 | #4,053 | 8 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Eleni, counting every spelling?
Eleni is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #904 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,038 for Eleni on its own. Together these spellings went to 276 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eleni | 240 | #1,038 | 1,067 |
| Eleny | 15 | #7,225 | 57 |
| Elenie | 10 | #9,631 | 40 |
| Elleni | 5 | #15,575 | 37 |
| Ellenie | 6 | #13,702 | 25 |
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 Eleni?
240 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Eleni (0.07 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Eleni 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 35 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Eleni.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Eleni?
About 6,700 people born in the US named Eleni are alive today, with a median age of 22; half are between 10 and 35. That makes Eleni 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.
Eleni by state
How common Eleni was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Massachusetts (3.0×), Illinois (2.7×), Maryland (2.6×), Pennsylvania (1.8×), New York (1.7×). In 31 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Eleni: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Eleni, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Eleni
How popular is the name Eleni?
Eleni was the 1038th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 240 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1006th with 255 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 564 places. More babies were named Eleni in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Eleni a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Eleni in the US.
Where is Eleni most popular?
In 2021–2025, Eleni was most common in Massachusetts (0.39 per 1,000 girls), followed by Illinois and Maryland.