Over the past 110 years, 12 boys and 76 805 girls have been named Elena. The name Elena ranks 9962th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Elena in 1989. The peak of popularity of the name Elena came in the 1980s and 1990s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.