How Many People Are Named Jelena?
An estimated 1,567 people in the United States have the first name Jelena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Jelena peaked in popularity in 2017 with 68 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jelena 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 Jelena paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,567
About 1 in 218,733 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2017
68 births
Total Registered
1,607
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jelena
Jelena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,607 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jelena as a female name
Ranked #4,405 in 2024
32 female births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (68 births)
Jelena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jelena span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 537 babies were registered. While Jelena is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Jelena by Decade
How has Jelena 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.
Jelena by State
Birth registrations for Jelena span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in New Jersey, North Carolina, Michigan. On average, about 43 Jelenas were registered per state.
Jelena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jelena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jelena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jelena?
We estimate approximately 1,567 people named Jelena 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 218,733 Americans share this first name.
Is Jelena a common name?
Jelena is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,607 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jelena most popular?
Jelena reached peak popularity in 2017, when 68 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jelena is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jelena a female name?
Jelena is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jelena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jelena Smith, Jelena Johnson, Jelena 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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