Jelena - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Jelena \j(e)-le-na\ is pronounced ya-LAY-nah, je-LEE-nah. It is of Russian origin. Variant of Helena via Helen (Greek) "light".

Jelena has 8 variant forms: Galina, Jalaina, Jalaine, Jalayna, Jalena, Jelina, Jelka and Yelena.

Baby names that sound like Jelena are Jolena and Julena.

Jelena is a very rare female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Jelena. Click here to compare Jelena with related baby names.