Eleni
Meaning
shining light
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Eleni peaked in the 1990s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
9,480 people · the #1,790 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 21,277 · median age 54
Among people named Eleni living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Eleni
Most people given the name Eleni 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 Eleni deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Eleni truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Eleni fits with your family’s names and surname.
Keep exploring
Does Eleni fit YOUR family?
nametree reads your family’s names and finds the ones that belong. Free, private, no ads.
Add Eleni to your family’s tree →