Elena

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Elena

Gender: Feminine
Language: Spanish, Italian, Polish, Manx, Hawaiian
Etymology:
Elena is a Spanish and Italian (and Polish and Manx and Hawaiian) form of the Greek name Helen, meaning “Light,” or “the Bright One,” from “helios” meaning “Sun.”

History:
Elena is a form of the Greek name Helen.
Today, it is most well-known as the Spanish and Italian form of Helen. As such, it first became common in Spain and Italy after the Renaissance, and has slowly become more and more popular.
Please see Helen for more information.

Pronunciation: ell-ay-nah, ay-lay-nah, ell-en-ah.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Elena Garro (1920-1998)
Mexican writer.

Places:
Santa Elena Peninsula
Ecuador

Singers and Entertainers:
Elena Gerhardt (1883-1961)
German singer.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.037 % named Elena

Popularity of Elena:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 410th most popular.
1910-1920: 391st most popular.
1920-1930: 391st most popular.
1930-1940: 464th most popular.
1940-1950: 418th most popular.
1950-1960: 462nd most popular.
1960-1970: 441st most popular.
1970-1980: 412th most popular.
1980-1990: 360th most popular.
1990: 320th most popular.
1991: 330th most popular.
1992: 319th most popular.
1993: 307th most popular.
1994: 286th most popular.
1995: 275th most popular.
1996: 313th most popular.
1997: 289th most popular.
1998: 277th most popular.
1999: 211th most popular.
2000: 231st most popular.
2001: 228th most popular.
2002: 229th most popular.
2003: 218th most popular.

In France...
1900-1990: N/A
1998: 194th most popular.
2000: 148th most popular.