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Elen

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What official birth registration shows about Elen: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #625 to #4192.200020052010201520202025#625#4192
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#783
1997#721
1998#628
1999#736
2000#625
2001#732
2002#735
2003#818
2004#912
2005#790
2006#783
2007#899
2008#1176
2009#1287
2010#1332
2011#937
2012#1893
2013#2313
2014#1702
2015#2070
2016#2120
2017#2341
2018#1977
2019#2643
2020#3899
2021#2073
2022#3533
2023#2689
2024#4192
2025#2788

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 51 of the 79 years from 1945 to 2023.

In 2023: #502 among girls in Norway, #2689 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1945–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #300 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2023

    Highest recorded position: #287 among girls in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1945–2023).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2788 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #287 in Norway in 1948.

Elen's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#27889HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#41925HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#26899HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#35336HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#207313HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#38995HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#26439HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#197714HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#234111HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#212013HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#207013HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#170217HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#231311HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#189315HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#93738HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#133223HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#128723HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#117625HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#89934HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#78339HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#79036HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#91229HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#81832HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#73535HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#73234HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#62541HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#73631HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#62840HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#72133HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#78329HighVerified
2023Norwayfemale#5024HighVerified
2013Norwayfemale#4936HighVerified
2010Norwayfemale#4488HighVerified
2009Norwayfemale#4807HighVerified
2006Norwayfemale#5156HighVerified
2005Norwayfemale#5365HighVerified
2004Norwayfemale#3989HighVerified
2003Norwayfemale#5375HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#5495HighVerified
2001Norwayfemale#4866HighVerified
2000Norwayfemale#4168HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#5026HighVerified
1998Norwayfemale#5395HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#4248HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#4388HighVerified
1995Norwayfemale#38110HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#6224HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#4668HighVerified
1991Norwayfemale#6434HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#4419HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#4778HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#5616HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#6005HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#5037HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#4618HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#4907HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#4777HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#5136HighVerified
1978Norwayfemale#4617HighVerified
1977Norwayfemale#5425HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#4966HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#3989HighVerified
1973Norwayfemale#4816HighVerified
1972Norwayfemale#5096HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#4427HighVerified
1970Norwayfemale#5824HighVerified
1968Norwayfemale#3679HighVerified
1967Norwayfemale#4985HighVerified
1966Norwayfemale#3678HighVerified
1964Norwayfemale#5094HighVerified
1961Norwayfemale#3946HighVerified
1957Norwayfemale#4494HighVerified
1956Norwayfemale#3228HighVerified
1954Norwayfemale#3636HighVerified
1953Norwayfemale#3019HighVerified
1950Norwayfemale#3894HighVerified
1949Norwayfemale#3147HighVerified
1948Norwayfemale#2879HighVerified
1947Norwayfemale#2889HighVerified
1946Norwayfemale#3695HighVerified
1945Norwayfemale#3008HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#9103HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Elen is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Elen, between 1945 and 2025, in 66 of those 81 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1945Norway: recorded in 1946Norway: recorded in 1947Norway: recorded in 1948Norway: recorded in 1949Norway: recorded in 1950Norway: recorded in 1953Norway: recorded in 1954Norway: recorded in 1956Norway: recorded in 1957Norway: recorded in 1961Norway: recorded in 1964Norway: recorded in 1966Norway: recorded in 1967Norway: recorded in 1968Norway: recorded in 1970Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1972Norway: recorded in 1973Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2023Norway: highest position in 1948England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2000Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: highest position in 201019452025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1945–202351#287 in 1948
England and Wales1996–202530#625 in 2000
Republic of Ireland20101#910 in 2010

Its high point came 62 years earlier in Norway (1948) than in Republic of Ireland (2010).

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 1957; it appears again in 1961.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Elen

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1945–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #287 in Norway in 1948. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.