Ellena is a girl name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Ellena means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Ellena across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Ellena has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Ellena is a girl name of Greek origin meaning “variant of Elena, torch, light”. A respelling of Elena, a form of Helen.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 2,525 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 1,477 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Ellena per year, England & Wales (1996 to 2025). England & Wales peaked in 1998 (115/yr) · United States peaked in 2013 (75/yr).
Ellena is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2013, when it ranked #4,213 nationally (given to 114 babies that year).
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