Girls' name · peaked in 2025
Eliana name popularity since 1925
76,146 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Eliana. Half of them were born in 2018 or earlier, so the typical Eliana is about 8 years old in 2026. Eliana peaked in 2025 as the #10 name for girls, and it ranked #10 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 76,146
- Named Eliana, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #10
- for girls in 2025 (8,191 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 76,104 girls · 42 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.71× its national share
Peak year is the year Eliana made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Eliana births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Eliana both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1986 and 1991, Eliana's share of baby girls fell by 47%, from 1 in 3,570 to 1 in 6,720.
- Fastest rise: Between 1998 and 2003, it became 2.7× more common, from 1 in 5,650 baby girls to 1 in 2,050.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Eliana's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Eliana.
Decade by decade
Babies named Eliana in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 71 | 0 | #4,016 |
| 1970s | 150 | 0 | #4,416 |
| 1980s | 1,208 | 17 | #2,503 |
| 1990s | 2,368 | 0 | #1,050 |
| 2000s | 10,715 | 0 | #304 |
| 2010s | 28,233 | 10 | #102 |
| 2020–25 | 33,359 | 15 | #10 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
72.9% of babies named Eliana from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Eliana is most popular
The index compares Eliana's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Eliana.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.71× | 732 |
| Arizona | 2.07× | 2,032 |
| Colorado | 1.62× | 1,511 |
| Texas | 1.62× | 9,586 |
| California | 1.57× | 12,614 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Eliana and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Eliana (this page) | 76,104 | 2025 |
| Elaina | 32,220 | 2024 |
| Elliana | 28,058 | 2023 |
| Elianna | 13,497 | 2025 |
| Elana | 8,909 | 2004 |
| Ellianna | 6,212 | 2023 |
| Elina | 6,087 | 2024 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Eliana's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Eliana.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Eliana (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data