Fun Facts About the Name Elianna
- More than 13 thousand babies named Elianna: U.S. records list 13,488 babies given the name Elianna from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Elianna Mean?
Elianna is a feminine name usually treated as a variant spelling of Eliana. In its Hebrew derivation, it comes from El, meaning "God," and a form of anah, meaning "to answer." The customary meaning is "My God has answered."
A separate origin is the Latin Aeliana, the feminine form of Aelianus, which comes from the Roman family name Aelius. In that derivation, the name means "of the Aelii" or "belonging to Aelius." The deeper meaning of Aelius is uncertain; a proposed connection to Greek helios, "sun," is not securely established. Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese uses of Eliana generally continue this Latin name.
The spelling Elianna adds a second n to Eliana. It is an English-language variant and does not by itself create a different etymology.
Elianna Name History & Origins
The Hebrew name Eliana is built from ancient elements: El, a common Semitic word for God, and anah, "to answer." It is used in modern Hebrew and in Jewish communities outside Israel, and its structure places it among Hebrew theophoric names, which include a reference to God.
In the Roman world, Aeliana was a feminine name derived from Aelius, the name of a Roman family. The feminine form passed into Italian as Eliana. From Italian it also became established in Spanish and Portuguese, where it appears as Eliana.
The English spelling Elianna adds a second n to Eliana. This is mainly an orthographic development: the name's meaning and derivation remain those of Eliana, while the double n gives it a form shared by other English names such as Anna and Julianna.
How Popular is the Name Elianna?
Elianna recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2025. Its best rank was #218 in 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #218 | 1,404 | 0.0874% |
| 2024 | #262 | 1,213 | 0.0752% |
| 2023 | #291 | 1,069 | 0.0667% |
| 2022 | #334 | 960 | 0.0586% |
| 2021 | #359 | 857 | 0.0523% |
| 2020 | #390 | 795 | 0.0492% |
| 2019 | #470 | 664 | 0.0396% |
| 2018 | #490 | 634 | 0.0373% |
| 2017 | #504 | 620 | 0.0359% |
| 2016 | #575 | 540 | 0.0305% |
| 2015 | #599 | 494 | 0.0277% |
| 2014 | #647 | 441 | 0.0247% |
| 2013 | #702 | 400 | 0.0228% |
| 2012 | #728 | 380 | 0.0216% |
| 2011 | #721 | 384 | 0.0218% |
| 2010 | #883 | 300 | 0.0169% |
| 2009 | #871 | 317 | 0.0173% |
| 2008 | #996 | 266 | 0.0141% |
| 2007 | #1,005 | 263 | 0.0137% |
| 2006 | #1,099 | 229 | 0.0120% |
| 2005 | #1,240 | 183 | 0.0099% |
| 2004 | #1,222 | 182 | 0.0099% |
| 2003 | #1,244 | 169 | 0.0092% |
| 2002 | #1,502 | 126 | 0.0070% |
| 2001 | #1,741 | 103 | 0.0057% |
| 2000 | #2,022 | 82 | 0.0045% |
| 1999 | #1,862 | 85 | 0.0048% |
| 1998 | #2,539 | 54 | 0.0031% |
| 1997 | #3,177 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 1996 | #2,813 | 43 | 0.0025% |
| 1995 | #4,390 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1994 | #4,042 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1993 | #5,492 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1992 | #3,998 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1991 | #5,487 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1990 | #7,463 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1989 | #7,605 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1988 | #4,900 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1987 | #4,167 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1986 | #3,789 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1978 | #10,205 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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