Elena Variation of Helen that has been charted among the top 500 names.

Elena baby name. Farther up the list favorites like Victoria and Lucia serve as culture-spanning choices. On the last available year for each country we count 10180 births. Elena charts at 26 at Baby Centers Spanish-language site.

From the name Helen. Sun ray or shining light Elena as a girls name is of Greek origin meaning sun ray or shining light. In the Hebrew origin Elena means Light.

21 rows Elena has been used in the United States ever since 1880 with over 82868 girls given the. Origin of the name Elena. The name Helena is a girls name of Greek origin meaning bright shining light.

These include Ileana Yelena Helene Shelena Alyona Lena Jelena Lenka Elaine Ellen Laney Leena Elina or Olena Eleni among many others. There are two possible etymologies for this name. In the Russian origin Elena means Shining light.

Sophia and Sofia Isabella Mia and Emma all fit that description. Shining light or bright one. A cognate of the Greek Helenē light torch bright.

In the Spanish origin Elena means Shining light. Between 1880 and 2019 there were 285541 births of Elena in the countries below which represents an average of 2054 births of children bearing the first name Elena per year on average throughout this period. The name Elena is primarily a female name of Greek origin that means Form Of Helen.