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Origin & history of Elen1
Welsh roots
Elen comes from the Welsh tradition, meaning Bright, shining, light..
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How popular is Elen?
2022
peak year
The name Elen reached its peak in 2022, with 17 registrations (ranked #6792). The name has actually been around since 1911 — over a century — though it took until recently to find its widest audience. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #11526) today, averaging about 9 new babies per year. Elen has been trending upward in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 401 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
17
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #6,792)
(ranked #6,792)
9
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
90
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
401
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Elen9
Life path number
The Humanitarian
Compassion, wisdom and humanitarianism.
🌍Humanitarian
🎨Creative
🌟Wise
💝Loving
E5
L3
E5
N5
Sum: 18 → Life path 9
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Personality of Elen🌍
Compassionate soul
They carry the weight of the world with grace.
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Richly creative
Deep feeling translates into deep art.
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Old soul wisdom
They've always seemed wiser than their years.
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Unconditional love
Their love is vast and forgiving.
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Names that combine with ElenSibling pairings that share the timeless, classic energy of Elen.
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