Girls' name · since 1961
Eliana
Since 1961, U.S. Social Security records show 76,104 babies named Eliana, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #454 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 76,104
- born since 1961
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Eliana is the #10 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 76,104 recorded since 1961.
Eliana has 76,104 recorded births among girls since 1961, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10 as of the latest data, more common than 99.9% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2025.
- #454 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 76,104 born since 1961
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eliana ranks #454 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 76,104 born since 1961, peaking in the 2020s.
- #454 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 76,104
- born since 1961
- 2020s
- peak decade
Eliana's 76,104 recorded births place it above 99.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Eliana compares
76,104 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Eliana's all-time total is 202x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eliana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 76,104 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 8,191 | 21 | 19,840 |
Eliana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Eliana splits its recorded history at 1994: 97% of all births land in the more recent half, 3% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1961 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 8,191 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Eliana popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 8,191
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Eliana popularity over time - boys
42 total births recorded since 1986 (Eliana as boys' name)
Eliana by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (33,359 births, 44% of the file).
2020s was Eliana's strongest decade.
33,359 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Eliana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 71
1960s
71 births
- 1970s 150
1970s
150 births
- 1980s 1,208
1980s
1,208 births
- 1990s 2,368
1990s
2,368 births
- 2000s 10,715
2000s
10,715 births
- 2010s
2010s
28,233 births
- 2020s
2020s
33,359 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 33,359 births (44% of all-time use).
How Eliana 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 Eliana's total volume
Eliana by state
Where Eliana concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12,609 | 16.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 9,586 | 12.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 5,620 | 7.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 4,181 | 5.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 3,080 | 4.0% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 2,547 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 2,432 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 2,060 | 2.7% |
12,609 of 76,104 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Eliana appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Eliana's data
- California records the most Elianas (12,609 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Eliana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1961–2025 (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 Eliana 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.