girl's name
Ellena
- Origin Latvian
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 4,382
Ellena is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 39 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Ellena is a name of Latvian origin.
- Peaked in 2013, when 75 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 85,012 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1888.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Ellena over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 13 |
| 1890s | 32 |
| 1900s | 15 |
| 1910s | 121 |
| 1920s | 140 |
| 1930s | 99 |
| 1940s | 107 |
| 1950s | 118 |
| 1960s | 123 |
| 1970s | 115 |
| 1980s | 119 |
| 1990s | 225 |
| 2000s | 381 |
| 2010s | 583 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 334 |
How popular is Ellena?
In 2025, Ellena was given to 39 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Ellena 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 Ellena is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Elléna | Elléna is a rare spelling of Ellena, written with an acute accent and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. | 10 |
Names that peaked alongside Ellena
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ellena also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ellena over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ellena
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ellena — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ellena
How popular is the name Ellena?
In 2025, Ellena was given to 39 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Ellena a girl's or a boy's name?
Ellena is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Ellena?
Ellena has 3 syllables.
When was Ellena most popular?
Ellena peaked in 2013, when 75 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Ellena a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ellena currently ranks #2,681 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.