Meaning and history
Jeļena is a form of Yelena used in several languages and is also associated in Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia with the South Slavic words jelen, meaning “deer” or “stag,” and jela, meaning “fir tree.”
20062006: 49 births, rank #3,316
2007: 51 births, rank #3,289
2008: 57 births, rank #3,017
2009: 46 births, rank #3,512
2010: 57 births, rank #2,976
20112011: 58 births, rank #2,945
2012: 51 births, rank #3,213
2013: 47 births, rank #3,367
2014: 58 births, rank #2,922
2015: 49 births, rank #3,299
20162016: 58 births, rank #2,902
2017: 68 births, rank #2,573
2018: 52 births, rank #3,107
2019: 39 births, rank #3,788
2020: 38 births, rank #3,778
20212021: 29 births, rank #4,607
2022: 37 births, rank #3,963
2023: 39 births, rank #3,833
2024: 32 births, rank #4,387
20252025: 26 births, rank #4,987
In 2025, 26 babies were recorded with the name Jelena, ranking #4,987 among girls.