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Lena
Pronounced /ˈlɛ.nə/
Rank in 2024
#263
Born in 2024
1,211
Peak year
1917 · #85
Origin
Ancient Greek
1880 to 2024
Vintage revivalIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 1,211 girls were named Lena, about 1 in every 1,332.
- It peaked in 1917 with 3,004 babies, ranked #85.
- It appears in the very first year of records, 1880.
- 145,356 girls have been named Lena since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Lena per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- 2.6Greatest1901–27
- 0.9Silent1928–45
- 0.3Boomers1946–64
- 0.3Gen X1965–80
- 0.3Millennials1981–96
- 0.3Gen Z1997–12
- 0.7Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 54,236 babies, 2.65 per 1,000. Silent: 18,568 babies, 0.90 per 1,000. Boomers: 11,199 babies, 0.31 per 1,000. Gen X: 7,673 babies, 0.30 per 1,000. Millennials: 7,161 babies, 0.25 per 1,000. Gen Z: 10,124 babies, 0.35 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 13,707 babies, 0.67 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
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 Russian Лена (Lena), from Evenki Елюенэ (Jeljujenə, “the Large River”). Compare to Yakut Өлүөнэ (Ölüöne). (Norwegian river): Probably related to Old Norse leir (“clay”) (see the references). (Town in Toten): From Old Norse lein.
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- Origin
- Ancient Greek
- Say it
- /ˈlɛ.nə/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Lena, CC BY-SA 4.0.