Given name
Eliane
“The Lord answers our prayers”
Eliane is a variant of Eliana. One Hebrew interpretation is “The Lord answers our prayers.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Eliane is a variant of Eliana. One Hebrew interpretation is “The Lord answers our prayers.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Eliane is a variant of Eliana. An origin associated with Eliana is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1924. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Eliane through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 619
- 0 boys · 619 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 41 babies
- 2025
- 28
- #4,798 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +106%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 28 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,798 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 106.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,350 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Eliane
- Eliane GiardiniBrazilian actressborn 1952
- Eliane EliasBrazilian jazz pianist, singer, arranger and songwriter (born 1960)
- Eliane BrumBrazilian journalistborn 1966
- Eliane MartinsBrazilian long jumperborn 1986
- Eliane Umuhireactorborn 1986
- Beba BidartArgentinian actor and singer (1924–1994)
- Eliane Becks NininahazweBurundian singer and musicianborn 1976
- Eliane CoelhoBrazilian soprano singerborn 1951
- Eliane UbalijoroRwandan researcher
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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