Yelena Girl
How popular is Yelena?
#1,796 girl name in 2025
112 baby girls were named Yelena in the US in 2025, making it the 1796th most popular girl name.
1,612living people named Yelena (est.)
14median age of people named Yelena
1,626babies named Yelena since 1880
1 in 29,601US babies born in 2025
Yelena popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,796 for girls (▲ 695 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 112 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+187% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,841 in 2015, #4,546 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2022 (145 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,497 in 2022 |
| First recorded | 1961 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Yelena is most popular
Babies named Yelena per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- New Mexico: 0.2 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (88 girls)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (90 girls)
- Arizona: 0.1 per 1,000 (14 girls)
- Colorado: 0.1 per 1,000 (11 girls)
Yelena by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13 | #5,288 |
| 1970s | 16 | #8,290 |
| 1980s | 53 | #5,185 |
| 1990s | 151 | #3,937 |
| 2000s | 480 | #2,462 |
| 2010s | 422 | #2,966 |
| 2020s | 491 | #1,497 |
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Questions
- Is Yelena a boy or girl name?
- Yelena is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Yelena were girls.
- How popular is the name Yelena?
- 112 baby girls were named Yelena in the US in 2025, making it the 1796th most popular girl name.
- When was Yelena most popular?
- Yelena peaked in 2022, when 145 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,497 in 2022.
- How many people are named Yelena?
- 1,626 babies have been named Yelena in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,612 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 14.
- Where is Yelena most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Yelena was most common in New Mexico, at 0.2 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.