Elliana
Girl name · #139 in 2025 · Well-known
In 2025, 2,099 baby girls were named Elliana, placing it at #139 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #301, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 858 girls born in 2025 was named Elliana.
The 39-year story
Elliana first appears in the Social Security records in 1986, when 10 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 2,365 babies and a rank of #115. 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 Elliana per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Elliana in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Elliana 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 Elliana is most common
Geography matters for names, and Elliana is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Elliana is most common in HI (5.1 per 1,000), DE (4.4 per 1,000), NM (3.9 per 1,000), WV (3.2 per 1,000), OH (2.6 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 1.6 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Elliana is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Elliana
Statistically, parents drawn to Elliana tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Luciana, Elianna, Aitana, Liliana, and Athena.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Elliana | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,099 | #139 |
| 2024 | 2,083 | #141 |
| 2023 | 2,365 | #115 |
| 2022 | 2,125 | #131 |
| 2021 | 2,141 | #131 |
| 2020 | 2,018 | #133 |
| 2019 | 1,954 | #146 |
| 2018 | 1,589 | #188 |
| 2017 | 1,380 | #227 |
| 2016 | 1,267 | #250 |
| 2015 | 1,070 | #301 |
| 2014 | 1,104 | #296 |
| 2013 | 1,081 | #295 |
| 2012 | 1,063 | #299 |
| 2011 | 939 | #338 |
| 2010 | 748 | #421 |
| 2009 | 587 | #516 |
| 2008 | 579 | #530 |
| 2007 | 407 | #719 |
| 2006 | 309 | #862 |
| 2005 | 270 | #920 |
| 2004 | 203 | #1121 |
| 2003 | 162 | #1284 |
| 2002 | 154 | #1275 |
| 2001 | 73 | #2211 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Elliana a popular girl name?
Elliana ranked #139 among girls in 2025 with 2,099 babies given the name — inside the top 500: established but not ubiquitous. Ten years earlier it ranked #301.
When was the name Elliana most popular?
Elliana peaked in 2023, when 2,365 American girls received the name (ranked #115 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Elliana?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 858 newborn American girls was named Elliana. 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.