Girl · #247 in 2026

Elianna

Eliana, Elianna, אֱלִיעָנָה (Hebrew), Ηλιάνα (Greek), إليانا (Arabic), is a feminine given name found with that spelling in Hebrew, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.

  • English
Current Rank
#247
Peak Rank
#247 (2026)
Total Babies
15K
5-Yr Trend
+61%
1978
First Year
2026
Last Year
2026
Peak Year
#247
Peak Rank
15K
Total Count
42
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Elianna

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)

  • English

The Story of Elianna

Elianna first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1978, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 1,279 Eliannas were born — ranking #247 that year. As of 2026, Elianna ranks #247 for baby girls with 1,279 births, rising sharply (+61% over the past five years). In total, more than 15K Eliannas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.

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Variants & Related Forms of Elianna

Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Elianna. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Names that sound like Elianna

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Frequently Asked Questions about Elianna

What does the name Elianna mean?
Eliana, Elianna, אֱלִיעָנָה (Hebrew), Ηλιάνα (Greek), إليانا (Arabic), is a feminine given name found with that spelling in Hebrew, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.
What is the origin of the name Elianna?
Elianna has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: English.
How popular is Elianna in 2026?
In 2026, Elianna ranks #247 among girls' names in the U.S., with 1,279 babies given the name that year.
When was Elianna most popular?
Elianna reached its peak popularity in 2026, ranking #247 that year with 1,279 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Elianna most popular?
Elianna has historically been most popular in New Mexico, Rhode Island, Texas. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Elianna.
Is Elianna a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Elianna is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Elianna?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Elianna include Dovie, Octavia, Sharyn. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.
What are nicknames or variants of Elianna?
Common variants and related forms of Elianna include Aliana, Eliana, Ellianna. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms.

About the name Elianna

Elianna is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1978 and has accumulated 15K births in the dataset. Elianna's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #247. Use the chart and map above to compare Elianna'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 .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.