US rank #10368 Girls' name Peak 2010 589 births

Ellana — #10368 US girls' name

589 babies named Ellana in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s61960s51980s301990s632000s1702010s2342020s81
#10368
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 41% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Ellana was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

29 babies were named Ellana in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ellana

The Social Security Administration has registered 589 babies named Ellana between 1946 and 2024, spanning 79 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ellana currently holds the #10368 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ellana performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 234 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Ellana shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ellana in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ellana in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 589 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ellana at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

589

Since 1946

79 years of records

Peak year

2010

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#10,368

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1946

Recorded for 79 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ellana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1946

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
29
Annual births at peak — across 79 years of records
010203040 202420192014200920041999199319851946 6

Ellana by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
234 births that decade — 40% of Ellana's all-time total
1940s61960s51980s301990s632000s1702010s2342020s81

Ellana by state

Where Ellana concentrates geographically — total births since 1946

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ellana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
7 1.2%
Texas share of Ellana's total US births 1.2%

7 of 589 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ellana?
589 babies have been named Ellana since 1946. It currently ranks #10368 among girls. The peak year was 2010 with 29 births.
When was Ellana most popular?
Ellana was most popular in the 2010s decade with 234 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Ellana most popular?
The top states for the name Ellana are Texas (7 births).
How long has the name Ellana been used?
Ellana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 79 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ellana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ella, Ellen, Ellie, Elliana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1946–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.