Given name
Elanah
“from the oak tree”
Elanah is a variant of Elana. One Hebrew interpretation is “from the oak tree.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Elanah is a variant of Elana. One Hebrew interpretation is “from the oak tree.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Elanah is a variant of Elana. An origin associated with Elana is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2003. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Elanah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 112
- 0 boys · 112 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #11,205 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,205 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 9 in 2006.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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