Girls' name · since 1997
Elleana
510 babies named Elleana in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,700 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,655 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 510
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
510 babies have been named Elleana since 1997, making it today's #5655 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elleana has been recorded 510 times among girls since 1997, currently ranked #5655 nationally and more common than 67% 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 1997 to 2025.
- #11,700 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,655 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 510 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elleana ranks #11,700 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,655 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 510 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,700 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,655 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 510
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Elleana's 510 recorded births place it above 83.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Elleana compares
510 Top 45% higher than 55% 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
Elleana's all-time total is 36% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elleana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 510 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 21 | 19,840 |
Elleana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Elleana's full recorded timeline at 2012, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Elleana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Elleana by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (219 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Elleana's strongest decade.
219 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Elleana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
153 births
- 2010s
2010s
219 births
- 2020s
2020s
126 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 219 births (43% of all-time use).
How Elleana 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 Elleana's total volume
Elleana by state
Where Elleana concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 2.0% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 1.0% |
10 of 510 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Elleana's data
- Elleana's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (219 total births) through the 2020s (126) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Elleanas (10 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 Elleana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Elleana 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.