Girls' name · since 1998
Elyanna
1,209 babies named Elyanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,579 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,584 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,209
- born since 1998
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Elyanna is the #1584 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,209 recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Elyanna recorded 1,209 times among girls since 1998, holding rank #1584 nationally today, ahead of 91% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #6,579 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,584 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,209 born since 1998
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elyanna ranks #6,579 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,584 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,209 born since 1998, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6,579 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,584 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,209
- born since 1998
- 2020s
- peak decade
Elyanna's 1,209 recorded births place it above 90.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Elyanna compares
1,209 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Elyanna's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elyanna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,209 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 133 | 21 | 19,840 |
Elyanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Elyanna splits its recorded history at 2012: 75% of all births land in the more recent half, 25% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1998 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 133 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Elyanna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 133
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Currently ranks #1584 among girls.
1,209 total births across 28 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2025 with 133 births in a single year.
Elyanna by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (544 births, 45% of the file).
2020s was Elyanna's strongest decade.
544 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Elyanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
- 2000s 206
2000s
206 births
- 2010s
2010s
444 births
- 2020s
2020s
544 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 544 births (45% of all-time use).
Elyanna decade highlights
- Peak decade 544 births
- Runner-up 444 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Elyanna 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 Elyanna's total volume
Elyanna by state
Where Elyanna concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 227 | 18.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 175 | 14.5% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 30 | 2.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 19 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 15 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 13 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Florida | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 10 | 0.8% |
227 of 1,209 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 18.8% of nationwide
- Texas 14.5% of nationwide
- Illinois 2.5% of nationwide
- New York 1.6% of nationwide
- Michigan 1.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 11 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 18.8% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Elyanna appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Elyannas (227 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 Elyanna: 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 (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Elyanna 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.
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