Girls' name · since 1986
Elliana
28,058 babies named Elliana in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #869 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #139 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 28,058
- born since 1986
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Elliana is the #139 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 28,058 recorded since 1986.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elliana has been recorded 28,058 times among girls since 1986, currently ranked #139 nationally and more common than 99.2% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.
- #869 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #139 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 28,058 born since 1986
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elliana ranks #869 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #139 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 28,058 born since 1986, peaking in the 2020s.
- #869 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #139 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 28,058
- born since 1986
- 2020s
- peak decade
Elliana's 28,058 recorded births place it above 98.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Elliana compares
28,058 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Elliana's all-time total is 75x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elliana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 28,058 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,365 | 21 | 19,840 |
Elliana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Elliana's full recorded timeline at 2007, 95% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 5% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 2,365 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Elliana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 2,365
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Elliana by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (12,831 births, 46% of the file).
2020s was Elliana's strongest decade.
12,831 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Elliana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s 193
1990s
193 births
- 2000s 2,823
2000s
2,823 births
- 2010s
2010s
12,195 births
- 2020s
2020s
12,831 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 12,831 births (46% of all-time use).
How Elliana 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 Elliana's total volume
Elliana by state
Where Elliana concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,786 | 9.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,451 | 8.7% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 1,604 | 5.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 1,408 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Florida | | 1,306 | 4.7% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 1,259 | 4.5% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 1,250 | 4.5% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 1,071 | 3.8% |
2,786 of 28,058 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Elliana appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Elliana's data
- California records the most Ellianas (2,786 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 Elliana: 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 (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Elliana 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.