Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Ellyana 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 2000. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ellyana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,546
- 0 boys · 1,546 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 113 babies
- 2025
- 66
- #2,622 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +4%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 66 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,622 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 3.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 113 in 2014. In 2025, California and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 971 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.
Ellyana’s family of names
Ellyana may belong to the same name family as ELLYYANA. 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 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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