Names Like Alena — Find Similar Baby Names
Alena is a 5-letter Celtic girls' name meaning “Fair: Good-Looking. Feminine Of Allen Or Variant Of Helen.”. This page collects 138 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Abena and Adena, Celtic cousins like Adair and Adsaluta, rhyming names ending in -ena like Ena and Bena, and names sharing the “feminine” concept like Abarrane and Abelia.
For the full Alena profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Alena page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Alena
24 baby names that differ from Alena by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abena | 1 | Akan Of Ghana Name For Females Born On Tuesday. | African | Female |
| Adena | 1 | Tender | Hebrew | Female |
| Abeba | 2 | Ethiopian Female Name Meaning "Flower." | African | Female |
| Adana | 2 | Spanish Feminine Of Adam. | Spanish | Female |
| Adela | 2 | Good Humor | French | Female |
| Aden | 2 | Variant Of Aiden. | English | Male |
| Adene | 2 | Tender | Hebrew | Female |
| Adina | 2 | Amharic Of Ethiopia Word Sometimes Used As A Female Name, Meaning "... | African | Female |
| Aetna | 2 | From Aetna | Greek | Female |
| Afina | 2 | Blueberry, bilberry | Romanian | Female |
| Agana | 2 | Chamoru Spanish, "Blood." | Chamoru | Female |
| Aghna | 2 | Irish Form Of Agnes | Irish | Female |
| Ahana | 2 | From The Little Ford | Irish | Female |
| Aala | 3 | She Who Hunts And Heals | American | Female |
| Aaleyah | 3 | The Greatest Gift Of God. | Arabic | Female |
| Aban | 3 | Old Arabic Name; Meaning Unknown | Arabic | Male |
| Abba | 3 | Ghanaian Name For Females Born On Thursday. | African | Female |
| Abda | 3 | Servant | Arabic | Male |
| Abdera | 3 | From Abdera | Greek | Female |
| Abebe | 3 | Amharic Of Ethiopia Name Meaning "He Has Flowered/Flourished/Grown." | African | Male |
| Abebi | 3 | Yoruba Of Nigeria Female Name Meaning "We Asked And Got Her" Or "We... | African | Female |
| Abeer | 3 | Fragrance. | Arabic | Female |
| Abel | 3 | Breath | Hebrew | Male |
| Abelia | 3 | "Breath, Sigh." From Hebrew Feminine Form Of Abel. Variants Include... | French | Female |
More Celtic Names
24 baby names that share Alena’s Celtic origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Adair | From The Ford By The Oak Trees | Male |
| Adsaluta | Myth Name | Female |
| Aengus | Exceptionally Strong | Male |
| Ahearn | Lord Of The Horses | Male |
| Aife | A Great Warrior Woman Of Myth | Female |
| Ailidh | Kind | Female |
| Ailill | Mythical King Of Connaught | Male |
| Aine | Fire Or Joy | Female |
| Airell | Nobleman | Male |
| Airic | Agreeable | Female |
| Aislynn | Inspiration. Variant Of Aislinn. | Female |
| Aithne | Fire | Female |
| Alan | Fair: Handsome. See Also Allen. | Male |
| Alane | Fair | Female |
| Alanson | Son Of Allan | Male |
| Alastrine | Defends Mankind | Female |
| Alastriona | Defends Mankind | Female |
| Albion | White Cliffs. Ancient Poetic Name For Britain. | Male |
| Aleen | Fair: Good-Looking. Feminine Of Allen Or Variant Of Helen. | Female |
| Aleena | Fair: Good-Looking. Feminine Of Allen Or Variant Of Helen. | Female |
| Alene | Fair: Good-Looking. Feminine Of Allen Or Variant Of Helen. | Female |
| Alina | Fair | Female |
| Aline | Fair: Good-Looking. Feminine Of Allen Or Variant Of Helen. | Female |
| Allan | Handsome | Male |
5-Letter A-Names Like Alena
24 names that share Alena's exact length (5 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Alena's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Alena
Top 12 girls' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Alena.
Names That Rhyme with Alena
18 baby names that share Alena's last 3 letters — -ena. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ena | Passionate Or Fiery | Celtic | Female |
| Bena | Pheasant | Native American | Female |
| Dena | Valley | Native American | Female |
| Jena | Variation Of Jenny Which Is A Diminutive Of Jane And Jennifer. | English | Female |
| Lena | Name Suffix. | English | Female |
| Nena | Chamoru Spanish Term Of Endearment; Darling; Dear | Chamoru | Female |
| Rena | Joyous Song | Hebrew | Female |
| Zena | Ethiopian Name Meaning "News" Or "Fame." | African | Female |
| Abena | Akan Of Ghana Name For Females Born On Tuesday. | African | Female |
| Adena | Tender | Hebrew | Female |
| Buena | Good | Spanish | Female |
| Daena | From Denmark. Also A Variant Of Daniel. | English | Female |
| Deena | Variant Of Diana Meaning Divine. | English | Female |
| Duena | Chaperon | Spanish | Female |
| Elena | Shining Light. Variant Of Helen. | Spanish | Female |
| Ilena | Variant Of Eileen. | English | Female |
| Irena | Peace | Greek | Female |
| Jaena | Feminine Variant Of Jay | English | Female |
Names That Start Like Alena
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Alena — Ale-. Good for parents who like Alena's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alec | Defender Of Mankind. Variant Of Alexander | Scottish | Male |
| Aler | From The Alder Tree | English | Male |
| Alex | Abbreviation Of Alexander. Defender Of Man. | English | Male |
| Aleck | Defender Of Mankind. Variant Of Alexander | Scottish | Male |
| Aleda | Archaic | German | Female |
| Aleen | Fair: Good-Looking. Feminine Of Allen Or Variant Of Helen. | Celtic | Female |
| Aleka | Variant Of English Alice. | Hawaiian | Female |
| Alene | Fair: Good-Looking. Feminine Of Allen Or Variant Of Helen. | Celtic | Female |
| Alese | Beautiful Soul. | German | Female |
| Aleta | Winged | Spanish | Female |
| Alexa | "Defender Of Man." | Hungarian | Female |
| Alexi | Helper: Defender. Variation Of Alexander. | English | Female |
| Aleaha | English | Female | |
| Alecia | Beautiful Queen. | English | Female |
| Aleece | Of The Nobility. | Spanish | Female |
| Aleena | Fair: Good-Looking. Feminine Of Allen Or Variant Of Helen. | Celtic | Female |
| Aleeza | Joy. Joyful. | Hebrew | Female |
| Aleiah | "Flower, The Love Of The Outside.. My Granddaughter" | African | Female |