Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Ellana isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1946. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ellana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 598
- 0 boys · 598 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 29 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #10,331 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −41%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,331 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 40.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 29 in 2010. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 578 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.
Ellana’s family of names
Ellana may belong to the same name family as Elana. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Ellana, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Melina
“as sweet as honey”
>99% girls
Alaina
“beautiful and fair woman; dear child”
>99% girls
Elisa
“my God is bountiful” · “God is my oath”
>99% girls
Alayna
“beautiful and fair woman; dear child”
>99% girls
Alana
“one who is precious” · “resembling a little rock”
>99% girls
Ivanna
“God is gracious”
>99% girls
Estrella
“star of the sea” · “resembling a star”
>99% girls
Adriana
“holy”
>99% girls