Girls' name · since 1995
Eleny
Eleny has 341 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,849 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,307 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 341
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Eleny currently ranks #7307 among girls' names in America, with 341 babies recorded since 1995.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eleny has been recorded 341 times among girls since 1995, currently ranked #7307 nationally and more common than 58% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #14,849 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,307 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 341 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eleny ranks #14,849 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,307 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 341 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,849 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,307 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 341
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Eleny's 341 recorded births place it above 79.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Eleny compares
341 48th percentile among 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
Eleny's all-time total is 9% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eleny | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 341 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 21 | 19,840 |
Eleny's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Eleny's full recorded timeline at 2012, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Eleny popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Eleny by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (156 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Eleny's strongest decade.
156 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Eleny births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
112 births
- 2010s
2010s
156 births
- 2020s
2020s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 156 births (46% of all-time use).
Eleny by state
Where Eleny concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 45 | 13.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 13 | 3.8% |
45 of 341 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Eleny's data
- Eleny's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (156 total births) through the 2020s (63) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Elenys (45 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 Eleny: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Eleny 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.