Elene
A shorter cousin of Helena, from the Greek word for a torch and its light. So rare most Poles will never meet one: under 200 carry it, and the few newborns are thinning out again.
Elene Pronunciation
Elene is pronounced e-LE-ne (/ɛˈlɛnɛ/).
What Elene means
Where Elene comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Elene stands close to Helena, the older and more common Polish form. Both reach back to the Greek Helenē, a name tied to the word for torch and to light. The Polish gloss keeps that image plain: pochodnia, jasność, blask.
The name shortens easily. On a school register an Elene might answer to Lena or Hela, with Helenka waiting behind both.
The oldest famous bearer is Greek. Helen of Troy carried the name into legend long before it reached Poland. Saint Helena, mother of the emperor Constantine, later gave it a Christian home, and her feast fixed the main Helena name-day on 18 August. Across those centuries the Greek sense held. A torch, a brightness, a light.
How many people are named Elene
1 in 133395 women in Poland is named Elene. 169 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #2461 among female names.
Elene's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 girls were given the name in 2025. It has been climbing since 2025.
Where Elene is most popular
Elene is most popular in Masovian, 510% above the national average (2 girls born 2019–2025).
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Masovian2 girls born+510%
Elene as a middle name
Elene is a first name for 169 women in Poland and a middle name for another 3, a 98/2 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 4734th, between Eleina (3) and Elianna (3).
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#4732 Eleanora3
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#4733 Eleina3
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#4734 Elene3
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#4735 Elianna3
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#4736 Elisabetha3