Eleana
Girl name · #3176 in 2025 · Very rare
Eleana is currently the #3176 girl name in the United States — 50 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #3478, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 36,000 girls born in 2025 was named Eleana.
The 109-year story
Eleana first appears in the Social Security records in 1916, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 55 babies and a rank of #3014. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Eleana per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Eleana in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Eleana is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Eleana will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Eleana is most common
State-level data for Eleana is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Eleana
Statistically, parents drawn to Eleana tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Katana, Leiana, Yohana, Eviana, and Jiana.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Eleana | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50 | #3167 |
| 2024 | 55 | #2976 |
| 2023 | 55 | #3014 |
| 2022 | 48 | #3313 |
| 2021 | 45 | #3435 |
| 2020 | 32 | #4263 |
| 2019 | 38 | #3851 |
| 2018 | 44 | #3497 |
| 2017 | 40 | #3769 |
| 2016 | 36 | #4083 |
| 2015 | 45 | #3478 |
| 2014 | 40 | #3778 |
| 2013 | 48 | #3314 |
| 2012 | 39 | #3915 |
| 2011 | 41 | #3723 |
| 2010 | 35 | #4180 |
| 2009 | 42 | #3737 |
| 2008 | 31 | #4761 |
| 2007 | 53 | #3214 |
| 2006 | 47 | #3414 |
| 2005 | 44 | #3404 |
| 2004 | 44 | #3391 |
| 2003 | 27 | #4668 |
| 2002 | 28 | #4381 |
| 2001 | 32 | #3940 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Eleana a popular girl name?
Eleana ranked #3176 among girls in 2025 with 50 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3478.
When was the name Eleana most popular?
Eleana peaked in 2023, when 55 American girls received the name (ranked #3014 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Eleana?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 36,000 newborn American girls was named Eleana. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.