Eliana
Eliana was the 10th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8,191 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 92 places. More babies were named Eliana in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning Meaning disputed · Hebrew, Latin
Say it el-ee-AH-nuh /ˌɛliˈɑnə/
- Rank in 2025
- #10 girls, up 43 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8,191girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20258,191 babies
- Total since 1880
- 76,146babies recorded
What does the name Eliana mean?
Eliana has two proposed origins. Most sources read it as Hebrew, combining el 'God' with a verb meaning 'he answered', hence 'my God has answered'. Wikipedia also records a separate origin in the Late Latin Aeliana, a feminine form of the Roman family name Aelius. The name is used in Hebrew, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.
אֱלִיעָנָה (Hebrew, “Eli'ana”)Aeliāna (Late Latin, “feminine of Aelianus (from the gens Aelius)”)
How sure is this? Disputed. Two unrelated sources (Hebrew and Latin) have produced the same spelling, and many bearers will not know which applies.
See also: Hebrew names.
Nicknames for Eliana
The usual nicknames for Eliana are Ellie and Lia. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Eliana in the last five years, 103 were named Ellie, against 187 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellie · also for Elisa, Elouise, Eliora | Modern | #24 | 30,119 |
| Lia · also for Amelia, Liliana | Modern | #200 | 6,839 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Elianas go by each one.
Eliana popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 42 since 1986, 5 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10 | 8,191 |
| 2020 | #53 | 4,090 |
| 2010 | #168 | 1,835 |
| 2000 | #537 | 483 |
| 1990 | #1,165 | 148 |
| 1980 | #2,357 | 41 |
| 1970 | #5,512 | 9 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Eliana, counting every spelling?
Eliana is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #6 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #10 for Eliana on its own. Together these spellings went to 12,252 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eliana | 8,191 | #10 | 29,269 |
| Elliana | 2,099 | #139 | 10,813 |
| Elianna | 1,404 | #218 | 5,509 |
| Ellianna | 450 | #643 | 2,261 |
| Elianah | 72 | #2,464 | 205 |
| Eliannah | 17 | #6,612 | 71 |
| Ellianah | 14 | #7,599 | 67 |
| Elliannah | 5 | #15,577 | 26 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Eliana?
8,191 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Eliana (2.27 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Eliana born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is about 1 in 24. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, a typical elementary school of 430 pupils would have about 1.0 children named Eliana.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Eliana?
About 75,500 people born in the US named Eliana are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 3 and 14. That makes Eliana a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Eliana by state
How common Eliana was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Hawaii (2.4×), New Mexico (2.3×), Rhode Island (2.0×), District of Columbia (2.0×), Nevada (1.9×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Vermont, Montana, Mississippi.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Eliana: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Eliana, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Eliana · Sibling names for Eliana
Questions about the name Eliana
What does Eliana mean?
The meaning of Eliana is disputed: two unrelated sources (Hebrew and Latin) have produced the same spelling, and many bearers will not know which applies.
How popular is the name Eliana?
Eliana was the 10th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8,191 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 92 places. More babies were named Eliana in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Eliana a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Eliana in the US.
Where is Eliana most popular?
In 2021–2025, Eliana was most common in Hawaii (8.81 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Mexico and Rhode Island.