Yelena
Yelena was the 1807th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 112 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1504th with 145 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,106 places. More babies were named Yelena in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,807 girls, up 2,836 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 112girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2022145 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,626babies recorded
Yelena popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,807 | 112 |
| 2020 | #4,643 | 29 |
| 2010 | #3,811 | 41 |
| 2000 | #4,521 | 27 |
| 1990 | #7,297 | 12 |
| 1980 | #10,380 | 6 |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Yelena, counting every spelling?
Yelena has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,624 for girls in 2025, against #1,807 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Yelena?
112 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Yelena (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Yelena 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 75 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Yelena.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Yelena?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Yelena are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 5 and 22. That makes Yelena 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.
Yelena by state
How common Yelena was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (1.9×), California (1.9×). In 43 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
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Questions about the name Yelena
How popular is the name Yelena?
Yelena was the 1807th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 112 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1504th with 145 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,106 places. More babies were named Yelena in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Yelena a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Yelena in the US.
Where is Yelena most popular?
In 2021–2025, Yelena was most common in New Mexico (0.21 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and California.