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Eleni

100% girls · 240 born in 2025

Eleni has been given to about 6,822 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2024, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 6,695
Median age today22 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Eleni per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2024 · 255
  • Born in 2025240
  • All time6,822
  • England & Wales, 2025#603 · 65

How popular is Eleni?

Its best year was 2024, when 255 babies were given the name, ranking 1006th. The typical living American called Eleni is about 22 years old today. It is relatively most common in Nevada, where it accounts for 0.03% of births.

Names that sound like Eleni

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Elena0.70
  2. Melani0.70
  3. Jelani0.70
  4. Ellen0.66
  5. Emani0.65
  6. Eboni0.65
  7. Ellery0.64
  8. Kehlani0.63

Middle names for Eleni

Ranked by flow score
  1. Eleni Rose0.89
  2. Eleni Marie0.89
  3. Eleni Grace0.89
  4. Eleni Jane0.89
  5. Eleni Louise0.89
  6. Eleni June0.88

Sibling names for Eleni

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mustafabrother · 0.97
  2. Yehudabrother · 0.96
  3. Hassanbrother · 0.96
  4. Samirasister · 0.96
  5. Rivkasister · 0.95
  6. Chanasister · 0.95

Where Eleni is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Nevada0.03%
  2. Maryland0.02%
  3. Massachusetts0.02%
  4. Utah0.02%
  5. Pennsylvania0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Eleni Reyes0.84
  2. Eleni Nguyen0.84
  3. Eleni Moore0.84
  4. Eleni Lee0.84
  5. Eleni Hall0.84
  6. Eleni Green0.84

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Eleni

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Eleni across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.