Eliana
Hebrew, read as God has answered me, from El and a verb meaning to answer. A separate Latin name, Aeliana, has settled into the same spelling in some languages.
Eliana in 2025
Eliana was given to 8,196 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 29th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 405 babies born.
The history of Eliana
Eliana reached its highest point in 2025, when 8,196 babies were given the name, ranking 29th that year.
Across the 65 years of records since 1961, 76,146 babies have been named Eliana. Half of them were born before 2018, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Eliana by decade
| Decade | Babies named Eliana | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71 | 5,603 |
| 1970s | 150 | 5,498 |
| 1980s | 1,225 | 817 |
| 1990s | 2,368 | 1,141 |
| 2000s | 10,715 | 414 |
| 2010s | 28,243 | 165 |
| 2020s | 33,374 | 29 |
Where Eliana is heading
Eliana has risen 173% over the past decade, from 2,997 babies in 2015 to 8,196 in 2025.
Names like Eliana
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Eliana.