Lena

Girl Ancient Greek #270 in 2023

Lena is a girl name of Ancient Greek origin.

Meaning of Lena

Flowing 2,734 miles from the mountains by the lake Baikal to the Arctic Ocean. The female name is from the Scandinavian, German and Russian pet form of Helena, Magdalena and Yelena (also spelled Elena). The river in Yakutia is from Лена, from Елюенэ.

Popularity of Lena

Popularity, 1880–2023

1,157 births in 2023

1880 2023

144,145 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Peak year

1917

3,004 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.