How Many People Are Named Yelena?
An estimated 1,490 people in the United States have the first name Yelena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Yelena peaked in popularity in 2022 with 145 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yelena 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 Yelena paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Yelena is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 16, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,490
About 1 in 230,036 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2022
145 births
Total Registered
1,514
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yelena
Yelena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,514 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Yelena as a female name
Ranked #2,497 in 2024
72 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (145 births)
Yelena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yelena span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 480 babies were registered. While Yelena is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Yelena by Decade
How has Yelena 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.
Yelena by State
Birth registrations for Yelena span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in New Mexico, Illinois, Arizona. On average, about 50 Yelenas were registered per state.
Yelena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yelena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Yelena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yelena?
We estimate approximately 1,490 people named Yelena 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 230,036 Americans share this first name.
Is Yelena a common name?
Yelena is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,514 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yelena most popular?
Yelena reached peak popularity in 2022, when 145 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yelena is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yelena a female name?
Yelena is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yelena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yelena Smith, Yelena Johnson, Yelena 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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