Eliana
A feminine name of Hebrew origin meaning "My God has answered".
Roughly 67,228 people in the United States go by the first name Eliana, which ranks #18 nationally when sorted by estimated living bearers. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Eliana today is around 11 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Eliana births was 2024 (6,423 babies). In terms of living bearers, it sits close to Becky (67,095).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Eliana. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Eliana with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Eliana is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 11 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
67K
~ 1 in 5,098 Americans
Peak year
2024
6,423 babies that year
Average age
11
years old
2023 SSA rank
#18
Tracked since 1961
Census
Eliana in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 43,049 people with the first name Eliana, which placed it at #1,000 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#1,000
National first-name rank
People counted
43K
43,049 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
14.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
45.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Eliana
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Eliana is Hispanic at 45.8%. The next largest groups are White (38.8%) and Black (6.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Eliana described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Eliana at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino45.8% · 19,722
- White38.8% · 16,702
- Black or African American6.2% · 2,689
- Two or more races5.3% · 2,283
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.4% · 1,478
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 175
Gender
Gender distribution for Eliana
Out of the 67,895 babies given the name Eliana since 1880, 99.9% were registered as female. The name sits firmly on the female side of the spectrum, with only a handful of male registrations across the entire dataset.
Eliana as a male name
- Ranked #12,759 in 2023
- 5 male births in 2023
- Peak: 1986 (11 births)
Eliana as a female name
- Ranked #18 in 2024
- 6,423 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2024 (6,423 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Eliana appears almost entirely female. Of the 43,043 people counted with this name, 99.8% were female and only a very small share were male.
Popularity
Eliana: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Eliana from the 1960s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 28,235 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Eliana by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Eliana during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Elianas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 51 states and territories. California, Texas, New York recorded the most babies named Eliana, while Vermont, Wyoming, Montana recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 1,305 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Eliana
The name Eliana has its origins in the Hebrew language, derived from the biblical name Elijah, meaning "My God is Yahweh." The name can be traced back to ancient times, with references found in various religious texts and historical records.
One of the earliest known mentions of the name Eliana is in the Old Testament of the Bible, where it appears as a variant spelling of the name Elijah. In the Book of Kings, the prophet Elijah is a central figure who performs miracles and challenges the worship of false idols.
In the Middle Ages, the name Eliana gained popularity among Jewish communities across Europe and the Middle East. It was often used as a feminine form of the name Elijah, reflecting the reverence for the biblical prophet.
During the Renaissance period, the name Eliana made its way into various European languages, including Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese. It was embraced by Christian families, possibly due to its connection to the biblical figure of Elijah.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Eliana is found in the 16th century, with Eliana Benjamina, an Italian writer and poet born in 1550. Another notable figure was Eliana Andreini, an Italian actress and poet born in 1578, who gained fame for her performances in commedia dell'arte productions.
In the 17th century, Eliana Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia, born in 1646 in Venice, became the first woman to receive a doctoral degree from a university, earning a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Padua.
Moving into the 19th century, Eliana Caliri Bergamini, an Italian painter born in 1859, gained recognition for her still-life and landscape paintings.
In the 20th century, Eliana Macchi, an Italian actress born in 1940, made a name for herself in numerous films and television series, showcasing her versatility as a performer.
People
Eliana + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Eliana as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with E
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Eliana: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Eliana?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 67,228 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Eliana going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 5,098 US residents.
Is Eliana a common name?
We classify Eliana as "Uncommon". It ranks above 99.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 67,895 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Eliana most popular?
The single biggest year for Eliana was 2024, when 6,423 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Eliana is about 11 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Eliana in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 43,049 people with the name Eliana, or 14.25 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #1,000 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Eliana in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Eliana?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Eliana appears almost entirely female. Of the 43,043 people counted with this name, 99.8% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Eliana?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Eliana is Hispanic at 45.8%. The next largest groups are White (38.8%) and Black (6.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Eliana most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Eliana in the 2020 Census, accounting for 45.8% (19,722 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Eliana in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Eliana a female name?
Yes, 99.9% of people registered as Eliana in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Eliana still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Eliana in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Eliana can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Eliana?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.