Given name
Elianna
“The Lord answers our prayers”
Elianna is a variant of Eliana. One Hebrew interpretation is “The Lord answers our prayers.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Elianna is a variant of Eliana. One Hebrew interpretation is “The Lord answers our prayers.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Elianna 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 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Elianna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 13,497
- 0 boys · 13,497 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 1,404 babies
- 2025
- 1,404
- #218 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +69%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 1,404 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 218 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 69.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (272). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,183 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.
Elianna’s family of names
Elianna has a related form in Eliana.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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