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It's pretty as eh-LAY-na or eh-LEH-na (long EH sound).

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Can't stand EH-leh-na (with short EH sounds).

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It is nice but doesn't really stand out because of Aliana, Eliana, Alaina, Alayna, Alina, Alena, Amaya and all the similar names.

I really like Elena. It's soft but means business at the same time. I know a couple who named their daughter Aleyna a few years ago. Why, I have no idea. She's half of Hispanic/Latino descent and I'd think that would lend some weight to the traditional Elena spelling but it didn't work that way.

I've liked Elena for a long time, since I was a kid. It was the name of the main character in a book series I loved in middle school: The Vampire Diaries (which went on to become a relatively popular show). It may have also helped that I didn't know any real life Elenas till I was a bit older and none of them were offensive in any way.

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It's pretty and elegant and not overly used at the moment, though judging from the charts I think Elena has a high possibility of breaking the top 10 within the next five years. It has that same sort of vibe as Evelyn, Sophia, Emily, and Olivia that people like.

This message was edited 8/1/2021, 6:04 PM

It's ok