How Many People Are Named Elena Moreno?
There are approximately 60 people named Elena Moreno living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 5,712,572 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Elena with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Moreno. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.
Estimated People with This Name
60
1 in 5,712,572 Americans
Combination Rarity
Rare
First Name
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Last Name
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Elena: Popularity Over Time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Elena. The peak year was 2024 with 4,567 births. The average person named Elena today is 22 years old.
Ancestry of the First Name Elena
In the 2020 Census, the first name Elena was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic (47.51%). The next largest recorded groups were White (42.99%) and Asian and Pacific Islander (5.02%).
These percentages describe the people who had the first name Elena in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.
Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Elena rose or fell over time.
Ancestry of the Moreno Surname
The surname Moreno was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic in the 2020 Census.
This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Moreno in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.
How we calculated this
The first name "Elena" has an estimated frequency of 0.0271% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.
The surname "Moreno" appears at a rate of 64.54 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.
We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Elena are likely to be alive now.
Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 60 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.
Other people named Elena
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Elena Moreno: Questions and Answers
How many people are named Elena Moreno?
We estimate approximately 60 people named Elena Moreno are alive in the United States today. The first name Elena is shared by 92,959 Americans, and the surname Moreno is shared by 221,215.
How rare is the name Elena Moreno?
This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 5,712,572 Americans. The first name Elena is uncommon and the surname Moreno is common.
Is Elena a male or female name?
Elena is predominantly female, with 0.1% of bearers being male and 99.9% female. It peaked in popularity in 2024 and the average bearer today is 22 years old.
What does the Census say about the first name Elena?
In the 2020 Census, the first name Elena was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic (47.51%). The next largest recorded groups were White (42.99%) and Asian and Pacific Islander (5.02%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.
Where does this data come from?
First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.
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