Alena
Meaning
“Slavic form of Helena, traditionally meaning 'light' or 'torch'”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Alena peaked in the 2000s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
484 people · the #13,708 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 500,000 · median age 29
Among people named Alena living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 58 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Alena
Most people given the name Alena in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Alena deep dive
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