Eleana
Eleana is a feminine given name.
Meaning & Origin of Eleana
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Eleana is a feminine given name.
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The Story of Eleana
Eleana first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1916, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 62 Eleanas were born — ranking #2,748 that year. As of 2026, Eleana ranks #2,748 for baby girls with 62 births, rising sharply (+40% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Eleanas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Eleana
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- Eleana Colby , American politician
- Eleana Papaioannou , Greek pop-folk singer
- Eleana Yu (born 2004), American tennis player.
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Names that sound like Eleana
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About the name Eleana
Eleana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Eleana's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #2,748. Use the chart and map above to compare Eleana's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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