Alena

Alena: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “bright, shining light”
Origin: Slavic
Say it: uh-LAY-nuh · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

Commonly used as a Slavic form of Helen/Helena, ultimately from Greek Helene. It is also found in several European languages with related forms.

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How popular is Alena?

2024113 per million US babies

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Babies named Alena in 2024375

2024 rank#750 girls

Peak year2015

Total US babies since 188015,613

Alena has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Alena

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Laineybright shining one · English
Helentorch; shining light · Greek
Elainebright, shining light · French
Ellentorch; bright shining one · Greek
Elinabright, shining one · Greek
Elenitorch; shining light · Greek
Hellentorch; shining light · Greek
Helenetorch; shining light · Greek

Alena questions

What does the name Alena mean?

Alena means "bright, shining light". It comes from Slavic. Commonly used as a Slavic form of Helen/Helena, ultimately from Greek Helene. It is also found in several European languages with related forms.

Is Alena a boy or girl name?

Alena is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Alena?

375 US babies were named Alena in 2024. Its peak year was 2015.

How do you pronounce Alena?

Alena is usually pronounced uh-LAY-nuh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.