Given name
Yelaina
“the shining light”
Yelaina is a variant of Yelena. In Russian use, Yelena carries the interpretation “the shining light.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Yelaina is a variant of Yelena. In Russian use, Yelena carries the interpretation “the shining light.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2014. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Yelaina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 5 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.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Yelaina’s family of names
Yelaina has a related form in Yelena.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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