Lena
Female#366 most common in Croatia1,929 people in Croatia
- Meaning:
- Light; short form of Magdalena, Helena
- Origin:
- Greek
About the name Lena
A short form of Magdalena or Helena ('light'), widely used as an independent name across Europe.
Popularity with newborns
- Girls · 2025 · 133 births · #29 that year
Positions come from the annual top 50 published for each sex. A gap in the line means the name finished below 50th that year, not that no child was given it.
People with this name in Croatia
1,929 people in Croatia are called Lena, according to the 2021 census. That is #366 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Lena is recorded in every Croatian county.
Notable people called Lena
- Lena Horne — American singer and actress
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.