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Alena

Origin: Czech/Slavic — Uncertain; possibly derived from Helene, or a diminutive of Magdalena · feminine given name

Girl's name · #707 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Alena reached #596 in 2015 and has eased to #707 since. About 16,000 girls have carried it since 1891.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 30 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#133 in Switzerland (2025) · #153 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #410 in Austria (2025) · #798 in Scotland (2025) · #1,025 in Belgium (2025) · #1,236 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,273 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,487 in France (2025) · #1,522 in Sweden (2025) · #1,076 in Canada (2024).

Famous Alenas

Alena Zavarzina — Russian snowboarder
Alena Kostornaia — Russian figure skater (born 2003)
Alena Amialiusik — Belarusian cyclist
Alena Leonova — Russian figure skater (born 1990)
Alena Šeredová — Czech actress and model

In stories & tradition

Alena — Encantadia
Alena Whitlock — Arrow (TV series)

What Alenas become

Among 1,279 notable people named Alena:

Medical professionals appear 2.3× more often than among typical names — e.g. Alena Dernerová, Czech politician and physician.

Similar names: Malena · Milan · Aleena · Kenna · Mylah · Ivanna

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