Girls' name · since 1961
Yelena
Since 1961, U.S. Social Security records show 1,626 babies named Yelena, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,407 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,801 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,626
- born since 1961
- 2020s
- peak decade
1,626 babies have been named Yelena since 1961, making it today's #1801 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Yelena recorded 1,626 times among girls since 1961, holding rank #1801 nationally today, ahead of 90% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2025.
- #5,407 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,801 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,626 born since 1961
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yelena ranks #5,407 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,801 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,626 born since 1961, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5,407 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,801 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,626
- born since 1961
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yelena's 1,626 recorded births place it above 92.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Yelena compares
1,626 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
Yelena's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yelena | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,626 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 145 | 21 | 19,840 |
Yelena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yelena splits its recorded history at 2002: 82% of all births land in the more recent half, 18% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 145 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yelena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 145
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Yelena by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (491 births, 30% of the file).
2020s was Yelena's strongest decade.
491 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Yelena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s 53
1980s
53 births
- 1990s 151
1990s
151 births
- 2000s
2000s
480 births
- 2010s
2010s
422 births
- 2020s
2020s
491 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 491 births (30% of all-time use).
How Yelena 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 Yelena's total volume
Yelena by state
Where Yelena concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 264 | 16.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 167 | 10.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 41 | 2.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 22 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Washington | | 16 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 14 | 0.9% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 12 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 11 | 0.7% |
264 of 1,626 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Yelena appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Yelenas (264 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 Yelena: 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 (~64 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, 1961–2025 (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 Yelena 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.