Girls' name · since 1911
Elen
Since 1911, U.S. Social Security records show 409 babies named Elen, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,336 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,987 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 409
- born since 1911
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Elen is the #10987 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 409 recorded since 1911.
Elen has 409 recorded births among girls since 1911, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10987 as of the latest data, more common than 36% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 2025.
- #13,336 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,987 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 409 born since 1911
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elen ranks #13,336 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,987 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 409 born since 1911, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,336 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,987 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 409
- born since 1911
- 2010s
- peak decade
Elen's 409 recorded births place it above 81.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Elen compares
409 Top 49% higher than 51% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Elen's all-time total is 9% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elen | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 409 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 21 | 19,840 |
Elen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elen's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
Elen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (83 births, 20% of the file).
2010s was Elen's strongest decade.
83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Elen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
48 births
- 1920s
1920s
37 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s 14
1950s
14 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 31
1980s
31 births
- 1990s 30
1990s
30 births
- 2000s
2000s
73 births
- 2010s
2010s
83 births
- 2020s
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 83 births (20% of all-time use).
Elen by state
Where Elen concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 34 | 8.3% |
34 of 409 births nationwide.
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What to do with Elen's data
- Elen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (83 total births) through the 2020s (61) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Elens (34 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Elen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~114 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1911–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Elen draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.