Gender:
Origin:
Greek
1194 famous people named Elena found on Wikipedia.
77734 female, 98 male in US.
Most recent ranking:
66-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
66-th in year 2018
Used in: Bulgarian, German, Italian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Medieval-Slavic, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish
A female given name, form of Helen.
Elena is a popular female first name in Greek, Italian, Slavic, Baltic, Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian. It originates in the ancient Greek name Helen/Helene. The variation "Elena" dates back to the 12th century.
Other common variants are Alena (German, Czech, Russian, Belarusian); Alenka (Slovenian); Alyona (Russian); Elene (Georgian); Helen (English); Hélène (French); Helena; Eliana (Portuguese); Elena (Romanian and Spanish); Ilona (Hungarian, Finnish, and Latvian); Olena (Ukrainian); and Elena/Yelena (Russian, Serbian).
Italian form of the Latin name Helena, derived from the Greek Helene: light, torch, bright.
| Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elena Kagan | 1960 | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States |
| 2 | Elena Delle Donne | 1989 | American basketball player |
| 3 | Elena Ferrante | 1943 | Italian writer |
| 4 | Elena Anaya | 1975 | Spain actress |
| 5 | Elena Kampouris | 1997 | American actor and television actor |
| 6 | Elena Satine | 1987 | American actress and singer of Georgian origin |
| 7 | Elena Uhlig | 1975 | German actress |
| 8 | Elena Vesnina | 1986 | Russian tennis player |
| 9 | Elena Fisher | Fictional character | |
| 10 | Elena Duggan | 1983 | |
| 11 | Elena Ceaușescu | 1916 | Romanian politician |
| 12 | Elena Dementieva | 1981 | Russian tennis player |
| 13 | Elena Rivera | 1992 | Spanish singer |
| 14 | Elena Paparizou | 1982 | Greek pop singer |
| 15 | Elena Grimaldi | 1983 | Italian actress |
| 16 | Elena Boeva | 1985 | American model and actor |
| 17 | Elena Mukhina | 1960 | Russian artistic gymnast |
| 18 | Elena Radionova | 1999 | Russian figure skater |
| 19 | Elena Garcia Gerlach | 1985 | German actress |
| 20 | Elena Verdugo | 1925 | American actress |
| 21 | Elena Baltacha | 1983 | Tennis player |
| 22 | Elena Kazan | Indian actress | |
| 23 | Elena Ford | 1966 | American businesswoman |
| 24 | Elena Temnikova | 1985 | Russian singer |
| 25 | Elena Michaels | ||
| 26 | Elena of Montenegro | 1873 | Queen of Italy |
| 27 | Elena D'Amario | 1990 | |
| 28 | Elena Siegman | North American singer | |
| 29 | Elena Udrea | 1973 | Romanian politician |
| 30 | Elena Poniatowska | 1932 | Mexican journalist |
| 31 | Elena Goode | American actress | |
| 32 | Elena Sánchez | 1979 | Spanish television presenter |
| 33 | Elena Bashkirova | 1958 | Russian-Israeli classical pianist |
| 34 | Elena Kong | 1971 | Hong Kong actor |
| 35 | Elena Guarnieri | 1967 | Italian journalist and television presenter |
| 36 | Elena | Street Fighter character | |
| 37 | Elena Berkova | 1985 | Russian ex-model, television presenter, singer and actress |
| 38 | Elena Gheorghe | 1985 | Romanian singer |
| 39 | Elena Grinenko | Russian dancer | |
| 40 | Elena Cucci | 1983 | Italian actress |
| 41 | Elena Cornaro Piscopia | 1646 | Italian philosopher |
| 42 | Elena Hálková | 1907 | Czech actress |
| 43 | Elena de Frutos | 1985 | |
| 44 | Elena Zamolodchikova | 1982 | Russian gymnast |
| 45 | Elena Irureta | 1955 | Spanish actress |
| 46 | Elena Lyadova | 1980 | Russian actress |
| 47 | Elena Ilinykh | 1994 | Russian ice dancer |
| 48 | Elena Vaenga | 1977 | Russian singer |
| 49 | Elena Stasova | 1873 | Soviet politician |
| 50 | Elena Perino | 1985 | Italian actress and voice actress |
| 51 | Elena Ossola | 1983 | Italian actress |
| 52 | Elena Santarelli | 1981 | Italian model and actor |
| 53 | Elena Berezhnaya | 1977 | Russian pair skater and politician |
| 54 | Elena Lenina | 1971 | Russian and French actress |
| 55 | Elena Glinskaya | 1508 | Second wife of Grand Prince Vasili III |
| 56 | Elena Roger | 1974 | Argentine-born British-based actress |
| 57 | Elena Sedova | 1946 | |
| 58 | Elena Sánchez Caballero | 1957 | Spanish journalist and television presenter |
| 59 | Elena Likhovtseva | 1975 | Russian tennis player |
| 60 | Daniel Elena | 1972 | Monegasque rally co-driver |
| 61 | Elena Ballerini | 1984 | Italian actress |
| 62 | Elena Obraztsova | 1939 | Soviet and russian opera singer |
| 63 | Elena Risteska | 1986 | Macedonian singer and songwriter |
| 64 | Elena Ramos | ||
| 65 | Elena Furiase | 1988 | Spanish actress |
| 66 | Elena Kats-Chernin | 1957 | Australian composer |
| 67 | Elena Reid | 1981 | American martial artist |
| 68 | Elena Jesse | 1993 | German actress |
| 69 | Elena Hight | 1989 | American snowboarder |
| 70 | Elena Myers | 1993 | American motorcycle racer |
| 71 | Elena Garro | 1916 | Mexican writer |
| 72 | Elena Sánchez Ramos | 1965 | |
| 73 | Elena Karaman Karić | 1971 | Interior designer |
| 74 | Elena Pedemonte | 1952 | Actress |
| 75 | Elena Cruz | 1926 | Argentinian actor |
| 76 | Elena Arzak | 1969 | Spanish chef |
| 77 | Elena Makarova | 1973 | Russian tennis player |
| 78 | Marcelino Elena | 1971 | Spanish football player/agent |
| 79 | Elena Stancanelli | 1965 | Italian writer |
| 80 | Elena Montero | ||
| 81 | Elena Iparraguirre | 1948 | Peruvian revolutionary |
| 82 | Elena Korikova | 1972 | Russian actress |
| 83 | Elena Ionescu | 1988 | Romanian singer |
| 84 | Yelena Bovina | 1983 | Russian tennis player |
| 85 | Elena Lucena | 1914 | Argentine film actress |
| 86 | Elena Alférez | 1986 | Spanish actress |
| 87 | Elena Sofia Ricci | 1962 | Actress |
| 88 | Elena Cârstea | 1963 | |
| 89 | Elena Bogdan | 1992 | Romanian tennis player |
| 90 | Elena Rostropovich | 1958 | Russian pianist |
| 91 | Elena Shaddow | American actor-singer | |
| 92 | Elena Ochoa | 1958 | Spanish editor, curator and Ivorypress |
| 93 | Elena Lashmanova | 1992 | Russian race walker |
| 94 | Elena Yakovleva | 1961 | Russian actress |
| 95 | Elena Martín Calvo | 1964 | Spanish television presenter |
| 96 | Elena Seiple | 1973 | American bodybuilder |
| 97 | Elena Cattaneo | 1962 | Italian academic |
| 98 | Élena Koundourá | 1962 | Greek politician, model and athletics competitor |
| 99 | Elena Pirozhkova | 1986 | American sport wrestler |
| 100 | Elena Croce | 1915 | Italian writer |
| 101 | Elena Gómez | 1985 | Spanish gymnast |
| 102 | Elena Semikina | 1983 | Canadian actress |
| 103 | Elena Caragiu | ||
| 104 | Elena Ralph | 1983 | Israeli model |
| 105 | Elena Schmidt | 1988 | German model |
| 106 | Elena Eremina | 2001 | Russian artistic gymnast |
| 107 | Elena Arndt-Jensen | 1995 | Danish actress |
| 108 | Elena Sedlak | 1938 | Italian actress |
| 109 | Elena Băsescu | 1980 | Romanian politician |
| 110 | Elena Souliotis | 1943 | Singer |
| 111 | Elena Ferretti | 1960 | Italian singer |
| 112 | Elena Ivashchenko | 1984 | Russian judoka |
| 113 | Elena Batanova | 1964 | Figure skater |
| 114 | Elena Vodorezova | 1963 | Figure skater |
| 115 | Elena Văcărescu | 1868 | Romanian writer |
| 116 | Elena Allen | 1972 | Sports shooter |
| 117 | Elena Maria Vidal | 1962 | American author |
| 118 | Elena Martín Vivaldi | 1907 | Spanish poet (1907-1998) |
| 119 | Elena Melnik | 1986 | Russian model |
| 120 | Elena Burke | 1928 | Cuban singer |
| 121 | Elena Nathanael | 1947 | Actress |
| 122 | ELE | Spanish singer, composer and pianist | |
| 123 | Elena Velevska | 1980 | Macedonian singer |
| 124 | Elena Soriano | 1917 | Spanish writer |
| 125 | Elena Kucharik | American artist | |
| 126 | Elena Landau | 1958 | Brazilian economist |
| 127 | Elena Bucci | Italian actress | |
| 128 | Elena Jiménez | 1994 | Spanish actress |
| 129 | Elena Gilels | 1948 | Russian musician |
| 130 | Elena Sokolova | 1980 | Russian figure skater |
| 131 | Elena Poptodorova | 1951 | Bulgarian politician, Ambassador to the United States |
| 132 | Elena Lev | 1981 | Gymnast |
| 133 | Elena Proklova | 1953 | Soviet and Russian actress |
| 134 | Elena Varzi | 1920 | Italian actress |
| 135 | Elena Tarrats | 1993 | Spanish actress |
| 136 | Elena Gorokhova | 1933 | Artist |
| 137 | Elena Cotta | 1931 | Italian actress |
| 138 | Elena Guro | 1877 | Russian painter and writer |
| 139 | Elena Cuza | 1825 | Romanian noble |
| 140 | Elena Rzhevskaya | 1919 | Russian writer, finder of Adolf Hitler's remains |
| 141 | Elena Nevado del Campo | 1967 | Spanish politician |
| 142 | Elena Leszczyńska | 1981 | Polish actress |
| 143 | Elena Salgado | 1949 | Spanish politician |
| 144 | Elena Frías de Chávez | 1935 | Venezuelan politician |
| 145 | Elena Pavel | 1984 | Footballer |
| 146 | Elena Arizmendi Mejia | 1884 | |
| 147 | Elena V. Pitjeva | Russian astronomer | |
| 148 | Elena Frolova | 1969 | Musician and poet |
| 149 | Elena Vera | 1939 | |
| 150 | Elena Danilova | 1987 | Footballer |
| 151 | Elena Presti | 1974 | Italian actress |
| 152 | Elena Piskun | 1978 | Former artistic gymnast |
| 153 | Elena Valova | 1963 | Russian pair skater |
| 154 | Elena Bechke | 1966 | Russian pair skater |
| 155 | Elena Korosteleva | 1972 | Political Scientist |
| 156 | Elena Giusti | 1917 | Italian actress |
| 157 | Elena Ledda | 1959 | Italian singer |
| 158 | Elena Kedros | Italian writer | |
| 159 | Elena Grosheva | 1979 | Gymnast |
| 160 | Elena Moșuc | 1964 | Romanian singer and opera singer |
| 161 | Elena Firsova | 1950 | Composer |
| 162 | Elena Bonelli | 1958 | Italian actress |
| 163 | Elena Arvigo | 1979 | Italian actress |
| 164 | Elena Kaliská | 1972 | Olympic canoeist |
| 165 | Elena Rosetti-Solescu | 1889 | |
| 166 | Elena Rutkowska | 1972 | |
| 167 | Elena Gibson | 1976 | |
| 168 | Elena Karpushenko | 1961 | |
| 169 | Alex Elena | 1974 | American musician, record producer and photographer |
| 170 | Elena Fabrizi | 1915 | Italian actress |
| 171 | Elena D'Ippolito | 1982 | Italian actress |
| 172 | Elena Benarroch | 1955 | Spanish fashion designer |
| 173 | Elena Panaritis | 1968 | Greek economist, Member of the Hellenic Parliament from 2009 to 2012 |
| 174 | Elena Tatarkova | 1976 | Ukrainian tennis player |
| 175 | Elena Dan | 1967 | Romanian opera singer |
| 176 | Elena Carapetis | 1970 | Australian actress |
| 177 | Elena Strupková | 1948 | |
| 178 | Elena Torres | 1893 | Mexican educator and writer (1893-1970) |
| 179 | Elena Valenciano | 1960 | Spanish politician |
| 180 | Elena Kostenko | 1926 | Russian artist |
| 181 | Elena Votsi | 1964 | Greek jewelry designer |
| 182 | Elena Esposito | 1960 | Italian professor |
| 183 | Yelena Baranova | 1972 | Basketball player |
| 184 | Elena Ivanova | 1979 | Figure skater |
| 185 | Elena Grushina | 1975 | Ukrainian ice dancer |
| 186 | Elena Dolgopolova | 1980 | Russian Artistic Gymnast |
| 187 | Elena Ibarbia | 1995 | Spanish model |
| 188 | Elena Morozova | 1987 | Russian football player |
| 189 | Elena Tasisto | 1948 | Argentinian actor |
| 190 | Elena Kamburova | 1940 | Russian bard |
| 191 | Elena Fomina | 1979 | Footballer |
| 192 | Elena Centemero | 1968 | Italian politician |
| 193 | Elena Zoubareva | 1982 | Russian soprano |
| 194 | Elena Cernei | 1924 | Singer |
| 195 | Elena Lieven | 1947 | Psychloloigst |
| 196 | Yelena Yezhova | 1977 | Russian volleyball player |
| 197 | Elena Curtoni | 1991 | Italian alpine skier |
| 198 | Elena Cecchini | 1992 | Cyclist |
| 199 | Elena Gerhardt | 1883 | German classical singer |
| 200 | Elena Parent | 1975 |