Given name
Elliana
“The Lord answers our prayers”
In English use, Elliana has a related form in Eliana. One Hebrew interpretation is “The Lord answers our prayers.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Elliana has a related form in Eliana. One Hebrew interpretation is “The Lord answers our prayers.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Elliana has a related form in 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 1986. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Elliana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 28,058
- 0 boys · 28,058 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 2,365 babies
- 2025
- 2,099
- #139 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +32%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 2,099 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 139 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 31.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (220). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 13,571 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.
Elliana’s family of names
In English usage, Elliana has a related form in Eliana.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
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.
Similar names
If you love Elliana, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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