Given name
Ellene
“the shining light”
Ellene is a variant of Ellen. In English use, Ellen carries the interpretation “the shining light.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ellene is a variant of Ellen. In English use, Ellen carries the interpretation “the shining light.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1907. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ellene through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 875
- 0 boys · 875 girls
- Most popular year
- 1925
- 36 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 2017. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 36 in 1925. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 409 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.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Ellene, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“shining light”
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Adelene
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>99% girls
Eveline
“a birdlike woman” · “a birdlike man”
>99% girls
Elzie
“from the nobleman's estate”
19% boys · 81% girls
Evelyne
“a birdlike woman” · “a birdlike man”
>99% girls
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“the shining light”
>99% girls