Girls' name · since 2008
Eldana
Since 2008, U.S. Social Security records show 598 babies named Eldana, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,575 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,282 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 598
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Eldana currently ranks #6282 among girls' names in America, with 598 babies recorded since 2008.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eldana has been recorded 598 times among girls since 2008, currently ranked #6282 nationally and more common than 64% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #10,575 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,282 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 598 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eldana ranks #10,575 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,282 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 598 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,575 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,282 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 598
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Eldana's 598 recorded births place it above 85.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Eldana compares
598 Top 42% higher than 58% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Eldana's all-time total is 59% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eldana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 598 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 59 | 21 | 19,840 |
Eldana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Eldana's full recorded timeline at 2017, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2008, with just 9 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 59 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Eldana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 59
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Eldana by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (408 births, 68% of the file).
2010s was Eldana's strongest decade.
408 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Eldana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 19
2000s
19 births
- 2010s
2010s
408 births
- 2020s
2020s
171 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 408 births (68% of all-time use).
How Eldana compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Eldana's total volume
Eldana by state
Where Eldana concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 44 | 7.4% |
| #2 | Virginia | | 40 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Maryland | | 34 | 5.7% |
| #4 | California | | 23 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Washington | | 19 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Colorado | | 12 | 2.0% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 11 | 1.8% |
| #8 | District of Columbia | | 6 | 1.0% |
44 of 598 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Eldana appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Eldana's data
- Eldana's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (408 total births) through the 2020s (171) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Eldanas (44 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Eldana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~17 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2008–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Eldana draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.