How Many People Are Named Elen?
An estimated 292 people in the United States have the first name Elen. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Elen peaked in popularity in 2022 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Elen as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Elen paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
292
About 1 in 1,173,816 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2022
17 births
Total Registered
401
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Elen
Elen is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 401 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Elen as a female name
Ranked #9,069 in 2024
11 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (17 births)
Elen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Elen span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 83 babies were registered. While Elen is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Elen by Decade
How has Elen tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Elen by State
Elen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Elen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Elen
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Elen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Elen?
We estimate approximately 292 people named Elen are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,173,816 Americans share this first name.
Is Elen a common name?
Elen is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 401 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Elen most popular?
Elen reached peak popularity in 2022, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Elen is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Elen a female name?
Elen is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Elen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Elen Smith, Elen Johnson, Elen Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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