girl's name
Alena
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 18,489
the United States
#709
2025 births
Alena is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 398 babies in the United States, ranking #709. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2015, when 499 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 8,330 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1891.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Alena over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 43 |
| 1900s | 52 |
| 1910s | 135 |
| 1920s | 180 |
| 1930s | 106 |
| 1940s | 113 |
| 1950s | 194 |
| 1960s | 446 |
| 1970s | 869 |
| 1980s | 1,307 |
| 1990s | 2,196 |
| 2000s | 3,917 |
| 2010s | 4,167 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,289 |
How popular is Alena?
In 2025, Alena was given to 398 babies in the United States, ranking #709 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Alena is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Alena is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Aléna | Aléna is Alena written with an acute accent, used in France, where it ranks #1,502. | 385 |
| Alëna | Alëna is a rare spelling of Alena, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
| Alèna | Alèna is a rare spelling of Alena, written with a grave accent and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Alena
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Alena also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Alena over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Alena in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Alena
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Alena — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Alena
How popular is the name Alena?
In 2025, Alena was given to 398 babies in the United States, ranking #709 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Alena a girl's or a boy's name?
Alena is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Alena?
Alena has 3 syllables.
When was Alena most popular?
Alena peaked in 2015, when 499 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Alena a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Alena currently ranks #709 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.