Girls' name · since 1959
Jelena
Since 1959, U.S. Social Security records show 1,633 babies named Jelena, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,395 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,013 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,633
- born since 1959
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,633 babies have been named Jelena since 1959, making it today's #5013 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jelena has been recorded 1,633 times among girls since 1959, currently ranked #5013 nationally and more common than 71% 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 1959 to 2025.
- #5,395 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,013 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,633 born since 1959
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jelena ranks #5,395 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,013 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,633 born since 1959, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,395 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,013 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,633
- born since 1959
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jelena's 1,633 recorded births place it above 92.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jelena compares
1,633 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Jelena's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jelena | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,633 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 68 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jelena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jelena's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 79% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 21%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1959, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 68, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jelena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 68
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Jelena by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (537 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Jelena's strongest decade.
537 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Jelena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 26
1960s
26 births
- 1970s 102
1970s
102 births
- 1980s 114
1980s
114 births
- 1990s
1990s
216 births
- 2000s
2000s
432 births
- 2010s
2010s
537 births
- 2020s 201
2020s
201 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 537 births (33% of all-time use).
How Jelena compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jelena's total volume
Jelena by state
Where Jelena concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 145 | 8.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 100 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 69 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 54 | 3.3% |
| #5 | New York | | 49 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Wisconsin | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.3% |
145 of 1,633 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Jelena appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jelena's data
- Jelena's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (537 total births) through the 2020s (201) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jelenas (145 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 Jelena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1959–2025 (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 Jelena 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.