Feminine dossier · first seen 1946
Eleni
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2024
Peak births
255
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Eleni
How many people are named Eleni?
An estimated 6,579 living Americans are named Eleni.
How rare is Eleni?
Eleni is uncommon among babies today, with 240 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 5.9% from its 2024 peak.
How old is the typical Eleni?
The median age of a living American named Eleni is approximately 21 years, with most bearers falling between 10 and 34 years old.
Is Eleni still popular?
Yes — Eleni is currently rising in popularity, with 240 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.3× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Eleni most common?
Eleni has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 4.2× more often than the national baseline.
1946Peak 20242025
Peak year
2024
Decline from peak
5.9%
2025
240
All-time
6,822
Where it lives now
Eleni is most concentrated in Massachusetts — about 4.1× the national rate in the 2000s.
States where Eleni is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.