Girls' name · since 1946
Ellana
Since 1946, U.S. Social Security records show 598 babies named Ellana, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,576 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,218 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 598
- born since 1946
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ellana is the #10218 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 598 recorded since 1946.
Ellana has 598 recorded births among girls since 1946, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10218 as of the latest data, more common than 41% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 2025.
- #10,576 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,218 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 598 born since 1946
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ellana ranks #10,576 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,218 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 598 born since 1946, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,576 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,218 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 598
- born since 1946
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ellana's 598 recorded births place it above 85.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Ellana 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
Ellana's all-time total is 59% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ellana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 598 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ellana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ellana's full recorded timeline at 2005, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1961, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ellana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Ellana by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (234 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Ellana's strongest decade.
234 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Ellana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1980s 30
1980s
30 births
- 1990s 63
1990s
63 births
- 2000s
2000s
170 births
- 2010s
2010s
234 births
- 2020s 90
2020s
90 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 234 births (39% of all-time use).
How Ellana 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 Ellana's total volume
Ellana by state
Where Ellana concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 7 | 1.2% |
7 of 598 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ellana's data
- Ellana's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (234 total births) through the 2020s (90) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Ellanas (7 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 Ellana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~79 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, 1946–2025 (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 Ellana 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.