US Name Trends

Eliana

Hebrew Eliyanah, “my God has answered.”

2025peak year
No. 10best rank (2025)
76,146babies since 1880
No. 10rank in 2025

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Eliana per year — peak 8,191▬ girls ▬ boys18801900192019401960198020002020

A modern Hebrew name meaning 'my God has answered,' rising fast in the 2010s and 2020s with both Latino and Jewish families.

Eliana first shows up in the national records in 1961. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 2016 to 2025. Its biggest year was 2025, when 8,191 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 10 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 10 for girls. All told, 76,146 Americans have been given the name since 1880.

Related names

Other spellings on record: Elaina (32,220), Elliana (28,058), Elianna (13,497), Ellianna (6,212), Elayna (5,251), Elyana (2,252) (total births since 1880)

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By the decade

DecadeBirthsBest rank
1960s71No. 3635
1970s150No. 3512
1980s1,208No. 450
1990s2,368No. 624
2000s10,715No. 193
2010s28,233No. 62
2020s33,359No. 10

Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.

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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.