Given name
Halena
“born of the light”·“one who is calm”
Halena is a variant of Halina. Interpretations include “born of the light” and “one who is calm”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Halena is a variant of Halina. Interpretations include “born of the light” and “one who is calm”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1968. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Halena through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 341
- 0 boys · 341 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #13,804 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +36%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 13,804 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 23 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 389 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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