girl's name
Elana
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 10,787
Northern Ireland
#546
2010 births
Elana is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 97 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2006, when 219 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 34,180 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1934.
Elana over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1930s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 6 |
| 1940s | 163 |
| 1950s | 204 |
| 1960s | 879 |
| 1970s | 953 |
| 1980s | 1,332 |
| 1990s | 1,494 |
| 2000s | 1,762 |
| 2010s | 1,471 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 645 |
How popular is Elana?
In 2025, Elana was given to 97 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Elana is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Elana is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Élana | Élana is a rare spelling of Elana, written with an acute accent and recorded about 130 times, mostly in France. | 130 |
Names that peaked alongside Elana
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Elana also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Elana over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Elana
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Elana — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Elana
How popular is the name Elana?
In 2025, Elana was given to 97 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Elana a girl's or a boy's name?
Elana is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Elana most popular?
Elana peaked in 2006, when 219 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Elana a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Elana currently ranks #1,713 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.