Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Alyona is a romanization of Алёна. Алёна comes from Ancient Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1991. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Alyona through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 315
- 0 boys · 315 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #10,979 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −30%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,979 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 30.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 18 in 2015. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 574 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.
Alyona’s family of names
In English usage, Alyona has a conventional equivalent in the Estonian form Ellen. In English usage, Alyona has a conventional equivalent in the Ukrainian form Альона. In English usage, Alyona has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Алёна.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Alyona has relatives in 3 languages.
3 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 15
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Alyona
- Alyona LanskayaBelarusian singerborn 1985
- Aliona MoonMoldovan singerborn 1989
- Alena ZavarzinaRussian snowboarderborn 1989
- Alena KostornaiaRussian figure skater (born 2003)
- Alena AmialiusikBelarusian cyclistborn 1989
- Alena LeonovaRussian figure skater (born 1990)
- Aliona BolsovaSpanish tennis player (born 1997)
- Alena ArzamasskaiaRussian military rebel
- Alena KartashovaOlympic wrestlerborn 1982
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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