Name meaning & stats
Ellena
Ellena means “torch, light (debated)” (Italian origin). 2,105 US babies since 1940, peak 2013.
What it means
“torch, light (debated)”
ItalianSpelling of Elena
In US birth records
Peak year: 2013
2,105 US babies were named Ellena between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Ellena (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
1 in 144 Elenas spell it Ellena
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2013)