Given name & surname
Alenka
Alenka is a feminine given name. It is used in Czech and Slovene.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Alenka connects to the Helen name family through Aleen. A possible origin is Greek, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Czech usage, Alenka is a diminutive of Alena.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1994. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Alenka connects to the Helen name family through Aleen. The history of Helen gives this family its wider story. Helen’s historical associations include the mother of the Emperor Constantine.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Alenka through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 16
- 0 boys · 16 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2014. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 6 in 2005. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 151 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Alenka’s family of names
In Czech usage, Alenka is a diminutive of Alena. Alenka has a related form in Aleen.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Alenka has relatives in 3 languages.
1 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 25
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Alenka
- Alenka BratušekSlovenian politicianborn 1970
- Alenka GotarSlovenian singerborn 1977
- Alenka Zupančičcontemporary Slovenian philosopherborn 1966
- Alenka DovžanSlovenian alpine skierborn 1976
- Alenka CudermanSlovenian handball playerborn 1961
- Alenka ErmencSlovenian military officerborn 1963
- Alenka BikarAthletics (sport) competitorborn 1974
- Alenka KejžarSlovenian swimmerborn 1979
- Alenka ČebašekSlovenian cross-country skierborn 1989
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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