Feminine dossier · first seen 1961
Yelena
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2022
Peak births
145
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Yelena
How many people are named Yelena?
An estimated 1,601 living Americans are named Yelena.
How rare is Yelena?
Yelena is uncommon among babies today, with 112 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 22.8% from its 2022 peak.
How old is the typical Yelena?
The median age of a living American named Yelena is approximately 14 years, with most bearers falling between 5 and 22 years old.
Is Yelena still popular?
Yes — Yelena is currently rising in popularity, with 112 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.4× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Yelena most common?
Yelena has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 1.8× more often than the national baseline.
1961Peak 20222025
Peak year
2022
Decline from peak
22.8%
2025
112
All-time
1,626
Where it lives now
Yelena is most concentrated in California — about 1.8× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Yelena is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.