girl's name
Eliana
el-ee-AH-nuh
- Origin Hebrew
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 100 (US)
- Births on record 89,750
the United States
#10
2025 births
Eliana is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God has answered" or "my God has answered." It combines the Hebrew element El, referring to God, with a form of the verb "to answer," making it one of a family of Hebrew names built the same way, alongside Elijah.
- Eliana is a name of Hebrew origin.
- Peaked in 2025, when 8,196 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 405 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1961.
Eliana over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 71 |
| 1970s | 150 |
| 1980s | 1,225 |
| 1990s | 2,368 |
| 2000s | 10,715 |
| 2010s | 28,243 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 33,374 |
What Eliana means
Eliana means "God has answered," built from the Hebrew element El, meaning God, joined to a root expressing answering or responding. It belongs to a wider group of Hebrew theophoric names — names that directly reference God — a category that also includes Elijah, Daniel, and Gabriel.
Where Eliana comes from
Eliana is constructed from two Hebrew elements: El, one of the oldest words for God in the Hebrew Bible, and a root related to anah, "to answer." Together they produce a name meaning "God has answered" or "my God has answered," a construction shared with the male name Eliahu and related to Elijah, meaning "my God is Yahweh." Names built this way are called theophoric, meaning they incorporate a divine name directly, a pattern common throughout the Hebrew Bible and still widely used in both Hebrew-speaking and English-speaking communities today. Eliana's feminine -a ending marks it clearly as a girl's name within this family.
How popular is Eliana?
In 2025, Eliana was given to 8,196 babies in the United States, ranking #10 that year. It is one of the most popular names in the United States.
Where Eliana 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 Eliana is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Éliana | Éliana is Eliana written with an acute accent, used in France, where it ranks #1,010. | 410 |
| Elïana | Elïana is a rare spelling of Eliana, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 20 times, mostly in France. | 20 |
Names that peaked alongside Eliana
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Eliana also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Eliana over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
3 nicknames for Eliana
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Eliana in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Eliana
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Eliana — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Eliana
What does the name Eliana mean?
Eliana means "God has answered," from the Hebrew elements El (God) and a root meaning "to answer."
Is Eliana a biblical name?
Eliana itself doesn't appear in the Bible, but it's built from Hebrew biblical elements shared with names like Elijah.
What are nicknames for Eliana?
Elle, Ellie, and Ana are common short forms of Eliana.
How popular is the name Eliana?
In 2025, Eliana was given to 8,196 babies in the United States, ranking #10 that year. It is one of the most popular names in the United States.
Is Eliana a girl's or a boy's name?
Eliana is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Eliana most popular?
Eliana peaked in 2025, when 8,196 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Eliana a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Eliana currently ranks #10 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.