Jelena
- Meaning:
- Bright, shining light (Slavic form of Helen)
- Origin:
- Greek
About the name Jelena
A Slavic form of Helen, meaning 'shining light'. Borne by Jelena, an early Croatian queen commemorated on the Solin inscription, giving it deep historical resonance.
Name day and nicknames
- Nicknames:
- Jela, Jelica
Popularity with newborns
Jelena has not appeared on the annual list of the most popular newborn names. That list covers the 50 most common names for each sex, so the name was given to fewer children than the 50th name of the year — not to none.
People with this name in Croatia
16,525 people in Croatia are called Jelena, according to the 2021 census. That is #37 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Jelena is recorded in every Croatian county.
Notable people called Jelena
- Kraljica Jelena — 10th-century Croatian queen, wife of King Mihajlo Krešimir II
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.