Girls' name · since 1916
Eleana
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 1,699 babies named Eleana, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,256 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,176 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,699
- born since 1916
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,699 babies have been named Eleana since 1916, making it today's #3176 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Eleana recorded 1,699 times among girls since 1916, holding rank #3176 nationally today, ahead of 82% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #5,256 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,176 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,699 born since 1916
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eleana ranks #5,256 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,176 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,699 born since 1916, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,256 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,176 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,699
- born since 1916
- 2010s
- peak decade
Eleana's 1,699 recorded births place it above 92.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Eleana compares
1,699 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Eleana's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eleana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,699 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 55 | 21 | 19,840 |
Eleana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Eleana's full recorded timeline at 1986, 82% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 18% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 55 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Eleana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Eleana by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (406 births, 24% of the file).
2010s was Eleana's strongest decade.
406 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Eleana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1920s 17
1920s
17 births
- 1930s 25
1930s
25 births
- 1940s 31
1940s
31 births
- 1950s 31
1950s
31 births
- 1960s 60
1960s
60 births
- 1970s 73
1970s
73 births
- 1980s 144
1980s
144 births
- 1990s
1990s
222 births
- 2000s
2000s
394 births
- 2010s
2010s
406 births
- 2020s
2020s
285 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 406 births (24% of all-time use).
How Eleana 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 Eleana's total volume
Eleana by state
Where Eleana concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 205 | 12.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 141 | 8.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 34 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 23 | 1.4% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 15 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.3% |
205 of 1,699 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Eleana appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Eleana's data
- Eleana's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (406 total births) through the 2020s (285) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Eleanas (205 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Eleana
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Eleana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Eleana 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.