girls' name ★ peaked 2023

Elliana

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #139 Trend ↑ Rising 22%
Rank 2025
#139
among girls · ↑2 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
2,099
named Elliana · +1% vs 2024
How common
1 in 766
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2023
2,365 babies
All-time total
28,058
#869 all-time among girls
First recorded
1986
in Social Security records

Elliana popularity over time

28,058 babies have been named Elliana since 1986, 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
0.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2023Girls

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 – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s 16 2 – #6,742
1990s 193 19 +1106% #2,708
2000s 2,823 282 +1363% #516
2010s 12,195 1,220 +332% #146
2020s (to 2025) 12,831 2,139 +75% #115

Where Elliana 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 2,171 1.35 #132
2027 2,234 1.39 #124
2028 2,289 1.42 #119
2029 2,337 1.45 #116
2030 2,379 1.48 #115

Where Elliana is most popular

Girls named Elliana per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 1.33 per 1,000. Strongest in Delaware, Hawaii, and New Mexico.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Elliana born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Delaware 63 5.55 +317%
Hawaii 49 4.27 +221%
New Mexico 86 3.54 +165%
West Virginia 92 3.51 +163%
Rhode Island 38 3.03 +128%
South Dakota 36 2.52 +89%
Maine 37 2.39 +79%
Ohio 567 2.39 +79%
Nevada 108 2.32 +74%
Indiana 310 2.21 +66%
Alaska 19 2.21 +66%
North Dakota 29 2.21 +66%
Kansas 126 2.18 +64%
New Hampshire 40 2.17 +63%
Michigan 392 2.15 +61%
Pennsylvania 495 2.09 +57%
Arizona 284 2.02 +52%
Wisconsin 205 1.99 +49%
Kentucky 166 1.94 +46%
Connecticut 109 1.87 +41%
Washington 265 1.83 +38%
Oregon 118 1.81 +36%
Tennessee 282 1.78 +34%
Minnesota 191 1.77 +33%
South Carolina 158 1.76 +32%
Colorado 194 1.74 +30%
Missouri 207 1.72 +29%
Oklahoma 124 1.68 +26%
Arkansas 88 1.67 +25%
North Carolina 375 1.65 +24%
Iowa 96 1.64 +23%
Illinois 376 1.64 +23%
Louisiana 139 1.59 +19%
Idaho 53 1.58 +19%
Virginia 264 1.55 +16%
Nebraska 55 1.53 +15%
New Jersey 276 1.53 +15%
Mississippi 69 1.47 +11%
Alabama 137 1.46 +9%
Texas 1,139 1.42 +6%
New York 557 1.41 +6%
Maryland 144 1.36 ≈ national
Florida 572 1.34 ≈ national
California 1,121 1.33 ≈ national
Georgia 281 1.24 -7%
Massachusetts 134 1.11 -17%
Utah 83 0.997 -25%
Montana 11 0.813 -39%
District of Columbia – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Elliana

Elliana is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #139 in 2025 with 2,099 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1986, 28,058 American babies have been named Elliana. Its peak came in 2023, when 2,365 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 Elliana stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Elliana?

The median living Elliana is about 6 years old; half are between 3 and 11. An estimated 28 thousand people named Elliana are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

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

Elliana year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 2,099 #139
2024 2,083 #141
2023 2,365 #115
2022 2,125 #131
2021 2,141 #131
2020 2,018 #133
2019 1,954 #146
2018 1,589 #188
2017 1,380 #227
2016 1,267 #250
2015 1,070 #301
2014 1,104 #296
2013 1,081 #295
2012 1,063 #300
2011 939 #338
2010 748 #421
2009 587 #516
2008 579 #530
2007 407 #719
2006 309 #862
2005 270 #921
2004 203 #1,124
2003 162 #1,284
2002 154 #1,275
2001 73 #2,221
2000 79 #2,079
1995 15 #6,054
1990 6 #11,831
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Elliana?

The median living Elliana is about 6 years old. Half of all living Ellianas are between 3 and 11 years old.

How many people named Elliana are alive today?

An estimated 28 thousand people named Elliana are alive in the United States, based on 28,058 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Elliana in 2025?

Elliana ranked #139 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 2,099 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Elliana?

28,058 babies have been named Elliana in the United States since 1986, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Elliana most popular?

Elliana peaked in 2023, when 2,365 newborns received the name.

Is Elliana a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Elliana rising or falling?

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

Will Elliana become more popular?

Elliana is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 2,379 girls named Elliana in 2030, which would rank around #115. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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