Globally, Elena (Елена 
, Elena 
, ילנה 
, and others...) is a prevalent female forename. The forename Elena is characteristic of Russia, where it is a prevalent feminine name, Kazakhstan, and Bulgaria (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Russia, Kazakhstan, and Philippines. Much less frequently, Elena is the last name as well as the forename.
Elena is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Елена | Kazakhstan, Belarus, Italy, Mexico, Russia |
| Elena | Italy, Mexico, Philippines, Argentina, Romania |
| אלנה, ילנה | Israel |
| Элена | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Russia |
| エレナ, エレーナ | Japan |
| Έλενα | Greece |
| إيلينا | Syria |
Alena, Alenka, Aliena, Aliona, Aljona, Alyena, Alyona, Alëna, Ela, Eleni, Elenà, Elená, Elenâ, Eleną, Eleña, Eleƞa, Elina, Ellen, Ellina, Elèna, Elènà, Eléna, Eléni, Elénà, Elêna, Elênâ, Elëna, Elënã, Elēna, Eĺena, Ełena, Helen, Helena, Helene, Helka, Heléna, Helēna, Hélène, Ielena, Ileana, Jela, Jelena, Jeļena, Leana, Leena, Lela, Lena, Lene, Lenka, Lenke,
Elena is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Elena Gilbert , the fictional character from The Vampire Diaries television series; Helena Douglas , the fictional character from Dead or Alive, Dead or Alive 6; Helena Wayne , the DC Comics superhero, Birds of Prey; Helena Harper , the fictional character, Resident Evil 6 and Elena Fisher , the fictional character, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, and in many other works.
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elena di gallura Sardinian queen, IT (b. 1190) |
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| elena di bosco (b. 1145) |
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| elena enselmini Italian Poor Clare nun, Catholic Blessed, IT (b. 1207) |
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| elena de worseley Peerage person ID=212098 (b. 1339) |
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| elena topia Albanian princess, AL (b. 1350) |
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| elena valentinis Italian nun and blessed, IT (b. 1396) |
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elena Ştefan cel Mare daughter (b. 1464) |
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| elena gondi-buondelmonti (b. 1437) |
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| elena di brosse IT (b. 1460) |
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elena barozzi IT (b. 1514) |
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| elena duglioli IT (b. 1472) |
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elena anguissola Italian painter (1532-1584), IT (b. 1532) |
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| elena ecaterina rareş Moldavian princess consort, Serbian despina (b. 1490) |
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elena aliprandi (1573-1608), FR (b. 1573) |
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