girl's name
Olena
- Origin Ukrainian
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,101
Olena is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Olena is a name of Ukrainian origin.
- Peaked in 2024, when 35 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 157,878 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1882.
Olena 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 | 15 |
| 1890s | 24 |
| 1900s | 29 |
| 1910s | 115 |
| 1920s | 131 |
| 1930s | 82 |
| 1940s | 34 |
| 1950s | 40 |
| 1960s | 16 |
| 1970s | 30 |
| 1980s | 18 |
| 1990s | 21 |
| 2000s | 81 |
| 2010s | 129 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 155 |
How popular is Olena?
In 2025, Olena was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Olena 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 Olena is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Oléna | Oléna is a rare spelling of Olena, written with an acute accent and recorded about 40 times, mostly in France. | 40 |
Names that peaked alongside Olena
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Olena also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Olena over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Olena
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Olena — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Olena
How popular is the name Olena?
In 2025, Olena was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Olena a girl's or a boy's name?
Olena is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Olena most popular?
Olena peaked in 2024, when 35 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Olena a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Olena currently ranks #5,307 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.