Elianna
Girl name · #218 in 2025 · Well-known
Elianna ranks #218 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 1,404 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #598, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 1,282 girls born in 2025 was named Elianna.
The 47-year story
Elianna first appears in the Social Security records in 1978, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 1,404 babies and a rank of #218. 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 Elianna per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Elianna in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Elianna is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "well-known". A low score means broad familiarity: teachers will spell it right, and your child may share it with a classmate. For many families that's a feature, not a bug.
Where Elianna is most common
Geography matters for names, and Elianna is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Elianna is most common in NM (3.2 per 1,000), NV (2.3 per 1,000), AZ (1.9 per 1,000), CA (1.7 per 1,000), TX (1.7 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 1.1 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Elianna is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Elianna
Statistically, parents drawn to Elianna tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Ellianna, Vienna, Elliana, Luciana, and Adelina.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Elianna | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,404 | #218 |
| 2024 | 1,216 | #263 |
| 2023 | 1,072 | #290 |
| 2022 | 960 | #334 |
| 2021 | 857 | #359 |
| 2020 | 795 | #390 |
| 2019 | 664 | #470 |
| 2018 | 636 | #490 |
| 2017 | 620 | #504 |
| 2016 | 540 | #575 |
| 2015 | 494 | #598 |
| 2014 | 441 | #646 |
| 2013 | 400 | #702 |
| 2012 | 381 | #728 |
| 2011 | 384 | #721 |
| 2010 | 300 | #883 |
| 2009 | 317 | #871 |
| 2008 | 266 | #996 |
| 2007 | 263 | #1003 |
| 2006 | 229 | #1097 |
| 2005 | 183 | #1239 |
| 2004 | 182 | #1220 |
| 2003 | 169 | #1242 |
| 2002 | 126 | #1500 |
| 2001 | 103 | #1739 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Elianna a popular girl name?
Elianna ranked #218 among girls in 2025 with 1,404 babies given the name — inside the top 500: established but not ubiquitous. Ten years earlier it ranked #598.
When was the name Elianna most popular?
Elianna peaked in 2025, when 1,404 American girls received the name (ranked #218 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Elianna?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 1,282 newborn American girls was named Elianna. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "well-known".
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.