Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Elena

#359 most common girls' name of all time · #659 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#359
Rank overall
#659 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
144 of 146
All-time
108,117
Since 2016
41,000
Peak year
2025 #42
Best rank
#42 2025
Girls Boys peak 4,842/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Elena is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 4,836 6 4,842 #42
2024 4,577 — 4,577 #46
2023 4,276 — 4,276 #47
2022 4,290 — 4,290 #49
2021 4,283 — 4,283 #53
2020 3,930 — 3,930 #55
2019 3,949 — 3,949 #60
2018 3,776 — 3,776 #67
2017 3,882 5 3,887 #68
2016 3,190 — 3,190 #94
2015 2,898 — 2,898 #106
2014 2,616 — 2,616 #121
2013 2,393 — 2,393 #132
2012 2,275 — 2,275 #139
2011 1,939 — 1,939 #160
2010 1,886 — 1,886 #164
2009 1,685 — 1,685 #195
2008 1,627 — 1,627 #209
2007 1,744 — 1,744 #192
2006 1,875 — 1,875 #187
2005 1,604 6 1,610 #217
2004 1,584 7 1,591 #215
2003 1,464 — 1,464 #222
2002 1,358 — 1,358 #233
2001 1,392 — 1,392 #228
2000 1,366 — 1,366 #234
1999 1,468 — 1,468 #212
1998 1,138 — 1,138 #273
1997 971 — 971 #295
1996 947 — 947 #301
1995 947 — 947 #293
1994 921 7 928 #298
1993 819 5 824 #322
1992 791 — 791 #337
1991 742 — 742 #348
1990 756 5 761 #352
1989 722 12 734 #355
1988 611 7 618 #393
1987 595 — 595 #389
1986 638 6 644 #368
1985 726 7 733 #328
1984 542 — 542 #397
1983 563 — 563 #391
1982 616 6 622 #373
1981 654 5 659 #358
1980 633 — 633 #370
1979 629 — 629 #360
1978 574 — 574 #371
1977 539 — 539 #389
1976 530 — 530 #388
1975 521 — 521 #389
1974 546 — 546 #382
1973 433 — 433 #440
1972 485 6 491 #406
1971 515 7 522 #412
1970 509 — 509 #433
1969 522 — 522 #423
1968 475 — 475 #436
1967 519 — 519 #402
1966 529 — 529 #398
1965 455 — 455 #443
1964 507 — 507 #435
1963 484 — 484 #440
1962 422 — 422 #469
1961 400 — 400 #485
1960 431 — 431 #469
1959 399 — 399 #485
1958 440 — 440 #454
1957 403 — 403 #472
1956 349 — 349 #502
1955 408 — 408 #445
1954 338 — 338 #483
1953 314 — 314 #489
1952 277 — 277 #506
1951 267 — 267 #504
1950 259 — 259 #501
1949 266 — 266 #497
1948 281 — 281 #478
1947 256 — 256 #517
1946 242 — 242 #502
1945 216 — 216 #494
1944 223 — 223 #479
1943 225 — 225 #497
1942 205 — 205 #520
1941 198 — 198 #494
1940 135 — 135 #598
1939 127 — 127 #593
1938 153 — 153 #550
1937 148 — 148 #552
1936 150 — 150 #530
1935 130 — 130 #562
1934 164 — 164 #503
1933 178 — 178 #479
1932 193 7 200 #476
1931 176 — 176 #487
1930 219 — 219 #456
1929 214 — 214 #450
1928 250 — 250 #428
1927 242 — 242 #442
1926 232 — 232 #443
1925 213 — 213 #479
1924 213 — 213 #477
1923 211 — 211 #475
1922 205 — 205 #481
1921 211 — 211 #475
1920 178 — 178 #529
1919 175 — 175 #515
1918 188 — 188 #495
1917 162 — 162 #525
1916 166 — 166 #508
1915 164 — 164 #483
1914 132 — 132 #480
1913 116 — 116 #464
1912 83 — 83 #538
1911 84 — 84 #445
1910 65 — 65 #508
1909 50 — 50 #537
1908 57 — 57 #476
1907 43 — 43 #557
1906 40 — 40 #558
1905 34 — 34 #604
1904 40 — 40 #523
1903 23 — 23 #700
1902 37 — 37 #530
1901 29 — 29 #581
1900 23 — 23 #765
1899 23 — 23 #653
1898 22 — 22 #706
1897 18 — 18 #745
1896 25 — 25 #625
1895 25 — 25 #611
1894 27 — 27 #564
1893 17 — 17 #722
1892 15 — 15 #772
1891 17 — 17 #652
1890 11 — 11 #830
1889 11 — 11 #807
1888 15 — 15 #671
1887 7 — 7 #946
1886 11 — 11 #704
1885 7 — 7 #852
1884 10 — 10 #693
1881 5 — 5 #847
1880 8 — 8 #641