Olena

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Olena

Say it: oh-LEH-nah

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Meaning

Ukrainian form of Helen, from Greek Helene, of uncertain origin.

Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.

The usual Ukrainian form of Helen, very common in the 20th century.

Its wave through time

Rare in the records

In the United States

780 babies given this name since 1882
At its height in 1883, about 1 in 22,500 girls
18 babies in 2020

Through the ages

Used by

The family of the name

Other spellings: Олена

Russian	Yelena
Polish	Helena

Famous bearers

Olena Zelenska, First Lady of Ukraine
Olena Teliha, Ukrainian poet

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OlinBoyMost used in the 1890speak 1892

OlenBoyFading since the 1910speak 1913

Where this comes from

Calendars of saints and name days
National birth statistics of European countries source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.

Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.