girl's name
Elianna
el-ee-AH-nuh
- Origin Hebrew
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 14,910
the United States
#218
2025 births
Elianna is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "my God has answered". It joins eli, my God, to a verb meaning to answer or respond, and belongs to the large family of Hebrew names built around that first element, alongside Eliana, Elisheva and Eliezer.
- Elianna is a name of Hebrew origin.
- Peaked in 2025, when 1,404 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 2,361 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1978.
Elianna over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 69 |
| 1990s | 339 |
| 2000s | 1,920 |
| 2010s | 4,860 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 6,304 |
What Elianna means
Elianna means my God has answered me. The sense is specifically of a prayer heard and replied to, which is why the name is often chosen by families who waited a long time for a child.
Where Elianna comes from
Elianna combines the Hebrew eli, my God, with a form of the verb anah, to answer. The eli element opens a long list of biblical names — Elijah is my God is Yahweh, Elisheva is my God is an oath, Eliezer is my God is help — and each pairs it with a different statement. The double N spelling is a modern English preference; Eliana with one N is the older and more common form internationally, and in Italian and Spanish use Eliana developed separately from a Latin root, meaning the two spellings do not share a single line of descent.
Elianna in use
Elianna reached its highest recorded use in 2025, the most recent year we hold, having first appeared in the records in 1978.
How popular is Elianna?
In 2025, Elianna was given to 1,404 babies in the United States, ranking #218 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Elianna 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 Elianna is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Élianna | Élianna is a rare spelling of Elianna, written with an acute accent and recorded about 20 times, mostly in France. | 20 |
| Eli-Anna | Eli-Anna is Elianna written with a hyphen, recorded mostly in Canada. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Elianna
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Elianna also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Elianna over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
3 nicknames for Elianna
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.
Elianna 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 Elianna
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Elianna — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Elianna
What does the name Elianna mean?
My God has answered, from the Hebrew eli, my God, and a verb meaning to answer.
What is the difference between Elianna and Eliana?
Elianna is a modern English spelling with a double N. Eliana is older and more common internationally, and in Italian and Spanish it also has a separate Latin derivation.
How do you pronounce Elianna?
el-ee-AH-nuh, with the stress on the third syllable.
How popular is the name Elianna?
In 2025, Elianna was given to 1,404 babies in the United States, ranking #218 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Elianna a girl's or a boy's name?
Elianna is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Elianna most popular?
Elianna peaked in 2025, when 1,404 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
What are the nicknames for Elianna?
Elianna is usually shortened to Ellie, Ella and Ani.
Is Elianna a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Elianna currently ranks #218 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.