Jelena
Jelena is a female given name: 98% of people named Jelena are women, and it is recorded as female in 15 of the 15 countries covered.
Jelena · Jeļena
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 2% male / 98% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Belarus, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, Montenegro
- Also spelled
- Jeļena
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 1,341 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Jelena
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Jelena," in English, "Guten Tag Jelena," in German. Jelena is a female given name: about 98% of people named Jelena are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Jelena,
German
Guten Tag Jelena,
French
Bonjour Jelena,
Spanish
Estimado/a Jelena:
Chinese
Jelena您好：
Japanese
Jelena様
English
Hi Jelena,
German
Hi Jelena,
French
Salut Jelena,
Spanish
Hola Jelena,
Chinese
Jelena你好：
Japanese
Jelenaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Montenegro | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Serbia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Estonia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Croatia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Latvia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Russia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Ukraine | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Slovenia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | uncommon | woman's name | 0% |
Show all 15 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Czech Republic | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| North Macedonia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
0 male · 1,341 female · 1,341 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Jelena a male or female name?
Jelena is a female given name: 98% of people named Jelena are women, and it is recorded as female in 15 of the 15 countries covered.
How do I address Jelena in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Jelena," in English, "Guten Tag Jelena," in German. Jelena is a female given name: about 98% of people named Jelena are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Jelena a unisex name?
Jelena is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Jelena are men. Jelena leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Jelena a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/jelena (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_jelena,
title = {Is Jelena a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/jelena},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}