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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
Position on the annual list
Lena — Position on the annual list#25#27#28#30#31#33201720182019202020212022202320242025

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.

Characteristics

ShortModernInternationalModerately common

Notable people called Lena

  • Lena HorneAmerican 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.