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girls' name ★ peaked 2024

Olena

Meaning Borrowed from Ukrainian Оле́на (Oléna) Gender Girl Rank 2025 #5,866 Trend ↑ Rising 69%

Borrowed from Ukrainian Оле́на (Oléna).

Rank 2025
#5,866
among girls · ↓1,675 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
21
named Olena · -40% vs 2024
How common
1 in 76,537
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
35 babies
All-time total
920
#7,965 all-time among girls
First recorded
1882
in Social Security records

Olena popularity over time

920 babies have been named Olena since 1882, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1882Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s 15 2 – #1,000
1890s 24 2 +60% #1,470
1900s 29 3 +21% #1,432
1910s 115 12 +297% #1,405
1920s 131 13 +14% #2,057
1930s 82 8 -37% #2,393
1940s 34 3 -59% #3,972
1950s 40 4 +18% #4,381
1960s 16 2 -60% #6,361
1970s 30 3 +87% #8,156
1980s 18 2 -40% #7,916
1990s 21 2 +17% #10,242
2000s 81 8 +286% #9,002
2010s 129 13 +59% #5,982
2020s (to 2025) 155 26 +100% #4,191

Where Olena is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 23 0.01 outside top 500
2027 24 0.02 outside top 500
2028 26 0.02 outside top 500
2029 27 0.02 outside top 500
2030 28 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Olena

Olena is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,866 in 2025 with 21 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1882, 920 American babies have been named Olena. Its peak came in 2024, when 35 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Olena stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Olena?

The median living Olena is about 14 years old; half are between 4 and 44. An estimated 500 people named Olena are alive in the United States today.

median 14 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Olena year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 21 #5,866
2024 35 #4,191
2023 23 #5,507
2022 32 #4,443
2021 26 #5,059
2020 18 #6,567
2019 12 #8,981
2018 19 #6,453
2017 12 #9,202
2016 13 #8,751
2015 22 #5,982
2014 11 #9,998
2013 9 #11,727
2012 8 #13,136
2011 15 #8,103
2010 8 #13,159
2009 7 #14,826
2008 9 #12,344
2007 12 #10,003
2006 10 #11,218
2005 6 #15,930
2004 7 #13,819
2003 6 #15,269
2002 6 #14,925
2001 7 #13,118
2000 11 #9,002
1995 8 #10,242
1990 – –
1985 – –
1980 5 #11,620
1975 5 #10,124
1970 – –
1965 5 #7,232
1960 – –
1955 8 #4,636
1950 6 #5,129
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 6 #4,100
1930 13 #2,527
1925 7 #4,328
1920 19 #2,057
1915 14 #2,226
1910 12 #1,405
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Olena

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Olena Teliha Olena Teliha Ukrainian poet and activist (1906–1942) Contemporary
  2. 2 Olena Kostevych Olena Kostevych Ukrainian pistol shooter (born 1985) Contemporary
  3. 3 Olena Zubrilova Olena Zubrilova Ukrainian born biathlete (born 1973) Contemporary
  4. 4 Olena Pidhrushna Olena Pidhrushna Ukrainian biathlete (born 1987) Contemporary
  5. 5 Olena Krasovska Ukrainian hurdler (born 1976) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Olena, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Olena?

The median living Olena is about 14 years old. Half of all living Olenas are between 4 and 44 years old.

How many people named Olena are alive today?

An estimated 500 people named Olena are alive in the United States, based on 920 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Olena mean?

Borrowed from Ukrainian Оле́на (Oléna).

How popular is the name Olena in 2025?

Olena ranked #5,866 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 21 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Olena?

920 babies have been named Olena in the United States since 1882, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Olena most popular?

Olena peaked in 2024, when 35 newborns received the name.

Is Olena a boy or girl name?

Olena is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Olena rising or falling?

Olena is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Olena become more popular?

Olena is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 28 girls named Olena in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Olena?

Well-known people named Olena include Olena Teliha (writer), Olena Kostevych (athlete), Olena Zubrilova (athlete).

Names like Olena

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