Eliana
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- el-ee-AH-na
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #64 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #10 for girls
Eliana is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my God has answered”. In 2025 it ranked 64th for girls in the UK (785 babies) and 10th for girls in the US (8,191 babies).
What does Eliana mean?
Hebrew: Hebrew name; also an Italian and Spanish form of the Roman Aeliana
“my God has answered”
A Hebrew name built on El, God; in Italian and Spanish it also continues the Roman name Aeliana.
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Is Eliana a girl's or a boy's name?
Eliana is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 785 girls in the UK and 8,191 girls and 5 boys in the US.
How popular is Eliana in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 64th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 785 about 1 in 350 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 103% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 3.9% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 785 girls in the UK were named Eliana, making it the 64th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 203rd.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 6 years. 2025 had the most girls named Eliana of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Eliana in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 946 girls in the UK were given Eliana or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #57, up from #64 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 62nd in England and Wales, 129th in Scotland and 140th in Northern Ireland.
Eliana in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 785 | #64 |
| 2024 | 444 | #124 |
| 2023 | 340 | #171 |
| 2022 | 303 | #189 |
| 2021 | 291 | #193 |
| 2020 | 265 | #203 |
| 2019 | 240 | #223 |
| 2018 | 267 | #209 |
| 2017 | 229 | #243 |
| 2016 | 213 | #266 |
| 2015 | 207 | #265 |
| 2014 | 185 | #284 |
| 2013 | 178 | #295 |
| 2012 | 141 | #377 |
| 2011 | 139 | #370 |
| 2010 | 115 | #420 |
| 2009 | 92 | #494 |
| 2008 | 75 | #554 |
| 2007 | 65 | #607 |
| 2006 | 46 | #744 |
| 2005 | 47 | #712 |
| 2004 | 25 | #1,048 |
| 2003 | 40 | #741 |
| 2002 | 33 | #812 |
| 2001 | 21 | #1,070 |
| 2000 | 19 | #1,137 |
| 1999 | 20 | #1,103 |
| 1998 | 15 | #1,350 |
| 1997 | 14 | #1,387 |
| 1996 | 11 | #1,621 |
How popular is Eliana in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 10th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 8,191 about 1 in 200 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 76% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 6.9% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 8,191 girls in the US were named Eliana, making it the 10th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 53rd. It first appears in the records in 1961. 5 boys were also named Eliana in 2025 (12,003rd for boys).
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 30 years. 2025 had the most girls named Eliana of any year since it first appeared, in 1961.
Half of all the girls named Eliana in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 11,101 girls in the US were given Eliana or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #8, up from #10 for this spelling alone.
Eliana in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8,191 | #10 |
| 2024 | 6,447 | #18 |
| 2023 | 5,357 | #34 |
| 2022 | 4,814 | #41 |
| 2021 | 4,460 | #47 |
| 2020 | 4,090 | #53 |
| 2019 | 3,891 | #62 |
| 2018 | 3,405 | #84 |
| 2017 | 3,283 | #88 |
| 2016 | 3,207 | #93 |
| 2015 | 2,992 | #102 |
| 2014 | 2,744 | #117 |
| 2013 | 2,612 | #125 |
| 2012 | 2,249 | #144 |
| 2011 | 2,015 | #155 |
| 2010 | 1,835 | #168 |
| 2009 | 1,699 | #193 |
| 2008 | 1,666 | #201 |
| 2007 | 1,399 | #248 |
| 2006 | 1,203 | #278 |
| 2005 | 1,052 | #304 |
| 2004 | 1,013 | #314 |
| 2003 | 890 | #347 |
| 2002 | 746 | #393 |
| 2001 | 564 | #493 |
| 2000 | 483 | #537 |
| 1999 | 381 | #624 |
| 1998 | 313 | #708 |
| 1997 | 267 | #780 |
| 1996 | 223 | #885 |
| 1995 | 171 | #1,046 |
| 1994 | 186 | #993 |
| 1993 | 187 | #987 |
| 1992 | 213 | #915 |
| 1991 | 279 | #745 |
| 1990 | 148 | #1,159 |
| 1989 | 148 | #1,115 |
| 1988 | 134 | #1,139 |
| 1987 | 211 | #826 |
| 1986 | 481 | #450 |
| 1985 | 39 | #2,483 |
| 1984 | 45 | #2,191 |
| 1983 | 35 | #2,551 |
| 1982 | 36 | #2,581 |
| 1981 | 38 | #2,488 |
| 1980 | 41 | #2,342 |
| 1979 | 19 | #3,902 |
| 1978 | 21 | #3,512 |
| 1977 | 20 | #3,611 |
| 1976 | 13 | #4,612 |
| 1975 | 14 | #4,368 |
| 1974 | 17 | #3,695 |
| 1973 | 16 | #3,786 |
| 1972 | 8 | #5,957 |
| 1971 | 13 | #4,309 |
| 1970 | 9 | #5,412 |
| 1969 | 13 | #3,957 |
| 1968 | 9 | #4,778 |
| 1967 | 9 | #4,624 |
| 1966 | 11 | #3,958 |
| 1965 | 11 | #3,951 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 13 | #3,634 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 5 | #6,566 |
Nicknames for Eliana
- Ellie 552 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Eliana
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ariella, Zara, Eden, Fatima, Emilia, Lyra, Aria, Arabella, Myla, Isabella, Sienna, Mila
Other spellings of Eliana
Elliana, Elyana, Eliyana, Eliyanah, Elianah, Eleana, Eliaana, Ellyana, Ellyanna, Eliyanna, Elleana, Eliannah
Names related to Eliana
Elina, Elin, Elaina, Elianna, Elana, Elayna, Aliana, Ellianna, Elani
More Hebrew names
Noah, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Eliana: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/eliana, updated 20 October 2026.