Elianna
Girl name · #218 in 2025 · Uniqueness 26/100
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, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Elianna in class?
Elianna scores 26 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "popular" band. 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. In 2025 the states with the most Eliannas were CA (272), TX (268), FL (80), NY (59), AZ (55). Raw counts naturally favor populous states, but the spread still hints at where the name is part of the local naming culture.
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. It scores 26/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "popular".
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.