Lena

LEE-nuh

Girl

Average rank #246 across 6 of 7 countries

Meaning & origin

Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Polish, Russian, English, Italian, Portuguese

Scandinavian, German and Polish short form of Helena or Magdalena, and a Russian short form of Yelena.

How popular is Lena?

๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England & Wales

#283

in 2024

๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Scotland

#191

in 2025

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland

#266

in 2025

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ USA

#279

in 2025

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada

#80

in 2024

๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ New Zealand

#379

in 2025

Not in top rankings for: ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia

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