How Many People Are Named Elena?
An estimated 92,959 people in the United States have the first name Elena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Elena peaked in popularity in 2024 with 4,567 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Elena 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 Elena paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Elena is overwhelmingly female, 98 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
92,959
About 1 in 3,687 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2024
4,567 births
Total Registered
103,247
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Elena
Elena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 103,247 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Elena as a male name
Ranked #12,835 in 2017
5 male births in 2017
Peak: 1989 (12 births)
Elena as a female name
Ranked #45 in 2024
4,567 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (4,567 births)
Elena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Elena span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 28,803 babies were registered. While Elena is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Elena by Decade
How has Elena 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 74 | 0 | 74 | |
| 1890s | 200 | 0 | 200 | |
| 1900s | 376 | 0 | 376 | |
| 1910s | 1,335 | 0 | 1,335 | |
| 1920s | 2,169 | 0 | 2,169 | |
| 1930s | 1,645 | 7 | 1,638 | |
| 1940s | 2,247 | 0 | 2,247 | |
| 1950s | 3,452 | 0 | 3,452 | |
| 1960s | 4,743 | 0 | 4,743 | |
| 1970s | 5,294 | 13 | 5,281 | |
| 1980s | 6,342 | 43 | 6,299 | |
| 1990s | 9,518 | 17 | 9,501 | |
| 2000s | 15,712 | 13 | 15,699 | |
| 2010s | 28,803 | 5 | 28,798 | |
| 2020s | 21,337 | 0 | 21,337 | |
Elena by State
Birth registrations for Elena span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Vermont, Wyoming, North Dakota. On average, about 1,925 Elenas were registered per state.
Elena + Last Name Combinations
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Elena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Elena?
We estimate approximately 92,959 people named Elena 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 3,687 Americans share this first name.
Is Elena a common name?
Elena is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 103,247 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Elena most popular?
Elena reached peak popularity in 2024, when 4,567 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Elena is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Elena a female name?
Elena is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Elena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Elena Smith, Elena Johnson, Elena 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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