Eliana
Eliana, Elianna, אֱלִיעָנָה (Hebrew), Ηλιάνα (Greek), إليانا (Arabic), is a feminine given name found with that spelling in Hebrew, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.
- Italian
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- English
Meaning & Origin of Eliana
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Eliana, Elianna, אֱלִיעָנָה (Hebrew), Ηλιάνα (Greek), إليانا (Arabic), is a feminine given name found with that spelling in Hebrew, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- English
- Hebrew
The Story of Eliana
American parents first put Eliana on the record books as a baby girl name in 1961, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 6,658 Elianas were born — ranking #17 that year. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 47% of all recorded Elianas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #17 among baby girl names with 6,658 births, rising sharply (+55% over the past five years). In total, more than 81K Elianas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Eliana
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Names that sound like Eliana
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About the name Eliana
Eliana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1961 and has accumulated 81K births in the dataset. Eliana's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #17. Use the chart and map above to compare Eliana'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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