Meaning and history
Alena is a Czech, Slovak, Belarusian and Russian form or short form related to Helena or Magdalena, depending on the language. Through Helena it belongs to an ancient Greek name family of uncertain meaning, often associated with light. Notable bearers include tennis player Alena Vrzáňová and Belarusian athlete Alena Amialiusik.
20062006: 431 births, rank #667
2007: 433 births, rank #677
2008: 445 births, rank #682
2009: 401 births, rank #724
2010: 385 births, rank #727
20112011: 369 births, rank #745
2012: 374 births, rank #742
2013: 375 births, rank #729
2014: 465 births, rank #616
2015: 499 births, rank #596
20162016: 471 births, rank #635
2017: 466 births, rank #632
2018: 377 births, rank #739
2019: 386 births, rank #731
2020: 417 births, rank #679
20212021: 372 births, rank #766
2022: 388 births, rank #745
2023: 339 births, rank #819
2024: 375 births, rank #752
20252025: 398 births, rank #707
Alena rose from #752 to #707 for girls between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2015, with 499 births.