Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2023

Ellianna

Meaning Spelling variant of Eliana Gender Girl Rank 2025 #643 Trend ↑ Rising 29%

Spelling variant of Eliana.

Rank 2025
#643
among girls · ↑26 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
450
named Ellianna · +4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,572
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2023
483 babies
All-time total
6,212
#2,238 all-time among girls
First recorded
1994
in Social Security records

Ellianna popularity over time

6,212 babies have been named Ellianna since 1994, 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
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 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 – – – –
1990s 76 8 – #5,285
2000s 880 88 +1058% #1,570
2010s 2,579 258 +193% #782
2020s (to 2025) 2,677 446 +73% #618

Where Ellianna 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 471 0.29 outside top 500
2027 489 0.30 outside top 500
2028 506 0.31 outside top 500
2029 520 0.32 outside top 500
2030 532 0.33 outside top 500

Where Ellianna is most popular

Girls named Ellianna per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.279 per 1,000. Strongest in Indiana, Ohio, and Kansas.

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 Ellianna 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
Indiana 93 0.662 +138%
Ohio 153 0.645 +131%
Kansas 35 0.607 +118%
Iowa 32 0.548 +97%
Idaho 16 0.478 +72%
Michigan 87 0.478 +71%
Pennsylvania 111 0.469 +68%
Wisconsin 48 0.466 +67%
Colorado 49 0.439 +58%
West Virginia 11 0.420 +51%
Washington 59 0.408 +47%
Missouri 45 0.373 +34%
New York 147 0.371 +33%
South Carolina 33 0.367 +32%
Arizona 50 0.356 +28%
Oklahoma 26 0.353 +27%
New Mexico 8 0.329 +18%
Maine 5 0.323 +16%
Minnesota 33 0.306 +10%
Kentucky 26 0.304 +9%
Florida 126 0.294 +6%
Virginia 50 0.293 +5%
Texas 232 0.288 ≈ national
Nebraska 10 0.278 ≈ national
Oregon 18 0.276 ≈ national
Illinois 63 0.275 ≈ national
New Jersey 47 0.260 -7%
Massachusetts 31 0.256 -8%
Louisiana 22 0.251 -10%
North Carolina 54 0.237 -15%
Tennessee 37 0.234 -16%
Maryland 24 0.226 -19%
Alabama 21 0.224 -20%
California 174 0.207 -26%
Connecticut 12 0.206 -26%
Georgia 45 0.198 -29%
Arkansas 7 0.132 -52%
Mississippi 5 0.107 -62%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
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 Ellianna

Ellianna is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #643 in 2025 with 450 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1994, 6,212 American babies have been named Ellianna. Its peak came in 2023, when 483 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 Ellianna stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ellianna?

The median living Ellianna is about 7 years old; half are between 3 and 13. An estimated 6,200 people named Ellianna are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

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

Ellianna year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 450 #643
2024 433 #669
2023 483 #618
2022 438 #668
2021 457 #654
2020 416 #683
2019 355 #782
2018 316 #857
2017 279 #949
2016 303 #914
2015 254 #1,046
2014 250 #1,037
2013 219 #1,113
2012 226 #1,092
2011 223 #1,105
2010 154 #1,471
2009 141 #1,596
2008 146 #1,570
2007 123 #1,755
2006 98 #2,020
2005 96 #1,985
2004 85 #2,119
2003 77 #2,234
2002 53 #2,833
2001 30 #4,131
2000 31 #4,010
1995 9 #8,987
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Ellianna?

The median living Ellianna is about 7 years old. Half of all living Elliannas are between 3 and 13 years old.

How many people named Ellianna are alive today?

An estimated 6,200 people named Ellianna are alive in the United States, based on 6,212 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Ellianna mean?

Spelling variant of Eliana.

How popular is the name Ellianna in 2025?

Ellianna ranked #643 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 450 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ellianna?

6,212 babies have been named Ellianna in the United States since 1994, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ellianna most popular?

Ellianna peaked in 2023, when 483 newborns received the name.

Is Ellianna a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Ellianna rising or falling?

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

Will Ellianna become more popular?

Ellianna is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 532 girls named Ellianna 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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