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Yelena

What does Yelena mean?

Yelena Pronunciation of Yelena as a girls' name is a Greek name, and Yelena means "sun ray". Yelena is a Russian form of Helen (Greek): linked to Greek hêlios "sun". Yelena is also a derivative of Jelena (Russian, Greek). Yelena is also used as a derivative of Yalena (Russian, Greek).

STARTS/ENDS WITH Ye-, -na

ASSOCIATED WITH russian, greek, sun

Variations

VARIANTS Ilona, Ileana, Eleni, Elena, Elana, Elaina, Alyona, Alena

RELATED FORMS VIA HELEN, JELENA, YALENA Ailene, Alene, Ellen, Galina, Halina, Helaina, Helana, Heleen, Heleena, Helena, Helenann, Helene, Helenna, Helia, Hella, Hellen, Hellena, Hellene, Hellia, Ilene, Jalena, Jelina, Jelka, Leana, Lena, Nelda

CREATIVE FORMS
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Yelena Rayne (Y.R.), ..

How popular is Yelena?

Yelena is a somewhat prominent first name for women (#3593 out of 4276, Top 84%) but an unusual last name for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Which version is better?

Ailene, Alena (#736 THE PREVIOUS YEAR), Alene, Elaina (#272), Elana (#1581), Elena (#66), Eleni (#1726), Ellen (#770), Helen (#413), Helena (#458), Helene, Hellen, Ileana (#1928), Ilene, Ilona, Leana, Lena (#301) and Nelda are the popular variation forms of Yelena (OUTSIDE TOP 2000) rated in the Top 2000. Adoption of these forms of Yelena was at its peak in the 1910s (ADOPTION OF 3.78%) and is now significantly diminished (ADOPTION 0.51%, 87%), with forms such as Nelda becoming less in vogue. Alena, Elaina and Elena are three of the more chic names for newborns here. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Ailene, Alena, Alene, Elaina, Elana in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Elena, Eleni, Ellen, Helen, Helena in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Helene, Hellen, Ileana, Ilene, Ilona in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Leana, Lena, Nelda in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Elena, Ellen, Lena outside U.S.

Similar Names

Yelena is alike in pronunciation to Alana, Aleana, Aleena, Alenah, Aliena, Alina, Allana, Allina, Allona, Allyna, Alona, Alyna, Eilona, Eleana, Eleena, Elina, Ellena, Ellona, Elona, Ewelina, Ilena, Illona, Iolana, Olena and Olina. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Arlena, Belenda, Ceilena, Celena, Celenia, Celina, Celyna, Colena, Dalena, Delana, Deleena, Delene, Felina, Galena, Geena, Jeena, Jolena, Julena, Kalena, Keena, Leena, Melana, Meleena, Melene, Melesa, Melina, Melvena, Milena, Neena, Orlena, Reena, Regena, Salena, Selene, Selenia, Selenna, Selina, Selyna, Sylena, Talena, Teena, Terena, Tylena, Veena, Verena, Yemina, Yulenka, Zeena, Zelenia and Zelenya. These names tend to be less commonly used than Yelena.

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