Girls' name · since 1986
Elyana
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 2,252 babies named Elyana, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,353 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,180 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,252
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Elyana currently ranks #1180 among girls' names in America, with 2,252 babies recorded since 1986.
Social Security Administration records show Elyana recorded 2,252 times among girls since 1986, holding rank #1180 nationally today, ahead of 93% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.
- #4,353 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,180 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,252 born since 1986
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elyana ranks #4,353 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,180 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,252 born since 1986, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,353 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,180 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,252
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Elyana's 2,252 recorded births place it above 93.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Elyana compares
2,252 Top 21% higher than 79% 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
Elyana's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elyana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,252 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 197 | 21 | 19,840 |
Elyana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Elyana's full recorded timeline at 2009, 83% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 17% 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 2025 peak of 197 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Elyana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 197
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Elyana by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (945 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Elyana's strongest decade.
945 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Elyana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 29
1980s
29 births
- 1990s 51
1990s
51 births
- 2000s 360
2000s
360 births
- 2010s
2010s
945 births
- 2020s
2020s
867 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 945 births (42% of all-time use).
How Elyana 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 Elyana's total volume
Elyana by state
Where Elyana concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 351 | 15.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 315 | 14.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 107 | 4.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 95 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 62 | 2.8% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 33 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Colorado | | 24 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 21 | 0.9% |
351 of 2,252 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Elyana appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Elyana's data
- Elyana's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (945 total births) through the 2020s (867) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Elyanas (351 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Elyana: 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 (~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 Elyana 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.