Eleni
Eleni is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 255 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.
- Rank in 2024
- —outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 2550.02% of girls
- Peak year
- 2024255 births
- Best rank
- —never in the top 1,000
- Since 1946
- 6,579people given the name
The story in the numbers
6,579 girls have been named Eleni in the United States since 1946, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 255 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2003, and the 2010s alone account for 22%.
By decade
| Decade | girls named Eleni | |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 22 | |
| 1950s | 100 | |
| 1960s | 239 | |
| 1970s | 467 | |
| 1980s | 762 | |
| 1990s | 1,275 | |
| 2000s | 1,319 | |
| 2010s | 1,420 | |
| 2020s | 975 |
In 2024, its biggest year
Eleni was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five girls’ names of 2024 were Olivia, Emma, Amelia, Charlotte and Mia. See all of 2024.
Names that rose and fell with Eleni
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Alannapeak 2024
- Francescapeak 2024
- Devorahpeak 2024
- Elishevapeak 2020
- Shifrapeak 2017
- Nechamapeak 2022
- Cassiapeak 2024
- Reynapeak 2024
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.