Eleana: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#3,175

among girls · ↓190 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Eleana · -9% vs 2024

How common

1 in 32,145

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2023

55 babies

All-time total

1,699

#5,257 all-time among girls

First recorded

1916

in Social Security records

Eleana popularity over time

1,699 babies have been named Eleana since 1916, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	11	1	–	#4,409
1920s	17	2	+55%	#4,139
1930s	25	3	+47%	#3,587
1940s	31	3	+24%	#3,768
1950s	31	3	0%	#4,134
1960s	60	6	+94%	#4,088
1970s	73	7	+22%	#4,089
1980s	144	14	+97%	#2,867
1990s	222	22	+54%	#3,387
2000s	394	39	+77%	#3,037
2010s	406	41	+3%	#3,332
2020s (to 2025)	285	48	+17%	#2,985

Where Eleana is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	53	0.03	outside top 500
2027	55	0.03	outside top 500
2028	57	0.04	outside top 500
2029	59	0.04	outside top 500
2030	60	0.04	outside top 500

The story of Eleana

Eleana is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,175 in 2025 with 50 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1916, 1,699 American babies have been named Eleana. Its peak came in 2023, when 55 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Eleana stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Eleana?

The median living Eleana is about 18 years old; half are between 8 and 31. An estimated 1,600 people named Eleana are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Eleana year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	50	#3,175
2024	55	#2,985
2023	55	#3,019
2022	48	#3,331
2021	45	#3,455
2020	32	#4,290
2019	38	#3,863
2018	44	#3,522
2017	40	#3,796
2016	36	#4,110
2015	45	#3,495
2014	40	#3,793
2013	48	#3,332
2012	39	#3,941
2011	41	#3,742
2010	35	#4,221
2009	42	#3,756
2008	31	#4,791
2007	53	#3,221
2006	47	#3,426
2005	44	#3,419
2004	44	#3,411
2003	27	#4,711
2002	28	#4,419
2001	32	#3,972
2000	46	#3,037
1995	21	#4,726
1990	22	#4,414
1985	13	#5,441
1980	8	#7,608
1975	9	#6,101
1970	7	#6,537
1965	7	#5,441
1960	–	–
1955	6	#5,369
1950	–	–
1945	7	#3,768
1940	–	–
1935	6	#3,884
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Eleana, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Eleana?

The median living Eleana is about 18 years old. Half of all living Eleanas are between 8 and 31 years old.

How many people named Eleana are alive today?

An estimated 1,600 people named Eleana are alive in the United States, based on 1,699 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Eleana in 2025?

Eleana ranked #3,175 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 50 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Eleana?

1,699 babies have been named Eleana in the United States since 1916, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Eleana most popular?

Eleana peaked in 2023, when 55 newborns received the name.

Is Eleana a boy or girl name?

Eleana is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Eleana rising or falling?

Eleana is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Eleana become more popular?

Eleana is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 60 girls named Eleana in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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