Name Legacy

Jelena

Recorded 1959–2025 · United States

Jelena was most popular in 2017, when 68 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,533 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,652, with 26 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,633 people named Jelena.

Most popular in2017
Rank that year#4,533
Births that year68
Total since 18801,633
Given to100% girls

Jelena over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Jelena’s peak in 2017. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jelena a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jelena is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,633 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Jelena

Where Jelena is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org