Rising since 1989, #10 for girls today.
Popularity of Eliana since 1961
Babies named Eliana per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 71 |
| 1970s | 150 |
| 1980s | 1,208 |
| 1990s | 2,368 |
| 2000s | 10,715 |
| 2010s | 28,233 |
| 2020s | 33,359 |
Meaning & origin
Eliana crowned a thirty-five-year climb by reaching the top 10 in 2025, ranked 10th, its best showing ever, with about one in every 196 newborn girls receiving it. The name only entered American records in 1961 and was genuinely rare until the ascent began in 1989, which makes its rise one of the quieter success stories in recent naming: no single celebrity or show drove it, just a sound that kept winning shortlists.
That sound is doing a lot of work. Eliana flows on the vowels parents currently favor, shortens to the beloved Ellie, and belongs simultaneously to Hebrew, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese traditions, Jewish and Latino families alike can claim it as their own. Its strongest states, Hawaii, New Mexico, and Wyoming, underline how wide that appeal runs. With spelling siblings Elianna and Elliana adding to the total, the sound is even more common on the ground than the official rank shows.
Eliana has two respectable pedigrees that converged on the same sound. In modern Hebrew it is read as El ('God') plus ana ('has answered'), 'my God has answered', and is well used in Israel. Independently, Aeliana was the feminine of the Roman cognomen Aelianus, from the family name Aelius, whose own origin is uncertain; a suggested link to Greek hēlios, 'sun,' may owe more to folk etymology than to fact. Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese speakers have long used Eliana, which eased its path in the United States: American records first show it in 1961, and a climb that began in 1989 has run essentially unbroken, making 2025 its best year yet.
Read more: Eliana on Wikipedia
Where Eliana is most popular
Births per 100,000 girls by state. Press play or drag the slider to watch it move across the decades. The lightest shade means too few recorded births.
“Eliana” around the world
Where Eliana lands in the latest official birth statistics abroad, matched to the U.S. spelling.
France
200
babies in 2024
Ireland
27
babies in 2025
New Zealand
#52
in 2025
Quebec
#71
in 2025
Australia (NSW)
#38
in 2025
Sources: INSEE (France) · CSO Ireland (Ireland) · NZ Dept of Internal Affairs (New Zealand) · Retraite Québec (Quebec) · NSW Registry of BDM (Australia (NSW)).
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Ellie, Ana, Liana, Elle
Famous people named Eliana
- Eliana · Brazilian television presenter and singer, known by the single name
Sibling names for Eliana
Names that share Eliana's style, for a brother or sister.
Sisters: Aurelia, Lucia, Selah, Iris, Dahlia, Amira, Ariella, Adina, Adira, Aliana, Aliza, Anaiah, Annalyse, Areli, Atara, Azaria, Azariah, Carmel, Daphne, Eliora, Hosanna, Ilana, Sarai, Shayna, Adrina, Aleyda, Alonna, Amariah, Ambria, Anyah, Ariela, Arissa, Avigail, Clarisa, Devora, Elani, Elysa, Erianna, Hadassa, Meira, Neriah, Orianna, Shekinah, Talya, Tzipora, Zipporah, Aariana, Adaiah, Aeriana, Ahava, Ailana, Aithana, Alany, Aleecia, Alissandra, Alliana, Amarianna, Ameria, Anaisa, Andreya, Annali, Antasia, Ariam, Ariani, Aryel, Ashira, Atarah, Avana, Avanna, Aviah, Aviella, Avielle, Avigayil, Aviona, Aviya, Aviyah, Azaliah, Azaryah, Biridiana, Danaya, Eliany, Ianna, Idaly, Iriana, Leaha, Leiana, Liviana, Lorianna, Lorien, Lyana, Lylia, Maayan, Michaiah, Milliana, Natania, Natanya, Nitza, Roanna, Seraiah, Shaddai, Talina, Tziporah, Viana, Adalaya, Adelyna, Adiana, Ahlana, Aiana, Aireana, Airyana, Alauna, Alesana, Alianah, Aliena, Alonah, Alynah, Alyzza, Amarissa, Amiliana, Anael, Anahis, Analysa, Aneli, Aneliz, Annaleia, Annaliah, Areana, Areil, Ariellah, Ariely, Ariyanah, Arriel, Avaiah, Aviela, Aviyana, Aylana, Ayriana, Aytana, Azana, Azarie, Azarya, Caliana, Cariana, Ciena, Dionisia, Efrata, Elasia, Elaya, Elaysha, Elianis, Elienai, Elisandra, Ellisha, Eloah, Eriona, Evonna, Hiliana, Irianna, Ivianna, Jannessa, Krystiana, Layliana, Lilieth, Lyliana, Marili, Meliana, Mieka, Milanna, Mirissa, Moriyah, Oliana, Oriyah, Peniel, Shemaiah, Teriana, Vidalia, Yaeli, Zanovia, Zivah, Zohar, Adiah, Avaiyah, Azaylah, Eriyana, Lilianah, Livianna, Mikeila, Shekina, Vianny, Adoniah, Aitiana, Aiylah, Aleea, Alicya, Alinea, Alissah, Aliviana, Amoria, Anadelia, Anahlia, Anamari, Anayia, Annalaya, Arienna, Arihana, Arijana, Ariyel, Aryona, Atalia, Auriah, Avayla, Ayliana, Carmi, Chayah, Deliana, Elahni, Elaiya, Elianie, Emunah, Gavriella, Hadara, Hadasha, Hallel, Heavin, Iliani, Iridiana, Iriel, Jariana, Judaea, Kataryna, Lauriana, Lelaina, Leliana, Leylany, Lianni, Liel, Lilliona, Livana, Liyanna, Lucillia, Lydiana, Mellina, Milianna, Millani, Mionna, Orah, Ruhama, Sevana, Shalva, Shirah, Taviana, Tehillah, Totiana, Yireh, Zehava
Brothers: Ezra, Josiah, Elias, Micah, Asher, Elijah, Adriel, Malachi, Abimael, Aziel, Eleazar, Elian, Jair, Adiel, Adin, Adonai, Alon, Amiel, Aryeh, Asael, Aviel, Azriel, Eitan, Gavriel, Itzae, Izaak, Izael, Jeremias, Jeriah, Jeshua, Micaiah, Natan, Noam, Osvaldo, Tamir, Uri, Uziel, Yehoshua, Yeshua, Abisai, Adael, Ariyon, Arye, Asaph, Asiel, Azarias, Benzion, Betzalel, Cassiel, Elier, Ellias, Elnathan, Elyon, Emet, Ezariah, Hazael, Isaah, Izack, Jatniel, Jeremia, Jeziel, Jusiah, Kemuel, Magdiel, Malichi, Mikhael, Noriel, Oseas, Shimshon, Uriyah, Uzziel, Yecheskel, Adonay, Adonias, Alixander, Allon, Alyxander, Amitai, Andrian, Arieon, Avishai, Azarius, Delijah, Deluca, Eliano, Eliceo, Elikai, Eliodoro, Elishah, Esaias, Ezeriah, Gedalya, Jahaziel, Jedaiah, Jehiel, Jesaiah, Jossiah, Leodan, Lissandro, Mathius, Nahshon, Natanel, Nathanyel, Netanel, Osher, Refael, Rishon, Usiel, Yashua, Yetzael, Zamier, Arcenio, Ezekeil, Ahlias, Aitan, Aneudy, Ardian, Azahel, Beniah, Bezalel, Chananya, Chanoch, Dagan, Edrei, Edriel, Eliahs, Elohim, Elroi, Esaiah, Essiah, Evelio, Ezael, Ezikiel, Haim, Jeshurun, Leor, Luian, Malacai, Nechemia, Nehemyah, Otniel, Ovadia, Siyon, Tzion, Yahweh, Yedidya, Yeudiel, Yohanan, Yoniel, Yotam, Zakkai, Zaniel
Names like Eliana
Names whose popularity has moved with Eliana's over the last 50 years.
