Girl name Russian origin Christian tradition

Yelena

yeh-LEH-nuh · 6 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Bright; shining light (Helen)
Language
Russian
Culture
Slavic/Russian
Religion
Christian
Style era
classic
Themes
light · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#2497
2024 births72
Peak year2022
First appeared1961
Total US births1,514
2022 peak19611977199320082024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
LenaYel
Alternate spellings
ElenaJelena
In other languages
Yelena (Russian)Jelena (Serbian)Elena (Italian)Olena (Ukrainian)

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