Girl name Slavic;Greek origin Christian tradition

Alena

ah-LEN-ah · 5 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
bright;shining one
Language
Slavic;Greek
Culture
Slavic
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
Slavic · modern
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#749
2024 births375
Peak year2015
First appeared1891
Total US births15,613
2015 peak18911924195819912024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
LenaAli
Alternate spellings
AlenahAleena
In other languages
Alena (Slavic)

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