Total births
1,209
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.
- #1911
- among girls today
- 1,209
- born since 1998
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 89%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Elyanna is the #1911 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 #1911 nationally today, ahead of 89% 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.
- #1911 among girls today
- 1,209 born since 1998
- 2020s peak decade
- 89% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Elyanna is currently the #1911 girls' name in America, more common than 89% of girls - 1,209 born since 1998, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1911
- among girls today
- 1,209
- born since 1998
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 89%
- more common than other girls
Elyanna vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#1911
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 89% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
45% of everyone ever named Elyanna was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
133 babies were named Elyanna in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Elyanna compares
1,209 Top 29% higher than 71% of 17,726 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 (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,209 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 133 | 48 | 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 at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#1,911
Active since
1998
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
Elyanna by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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).
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 vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
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% |
California share of Elyanna's total US births 18.8%
Even split
227 of 1,209 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Elyanna appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Elyanna? ▼
Since 1998, Social Security records show 1,209 babies named Elyanna. Today it holds rank #1911 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 133 births.
When was Elyanna most popular? ▼
Elyanna was most popular in the 2020s decade with 544 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Elyanna most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Elyanna are California (227 births), Texas (175 births), Illinois (30 births).
How long has the name Elyanna been used? ▼
Elyanna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 28 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Elyanna? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elyse, Elyssa, Elysia, Elyana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Elyanna's data
- California records the most Elyannas (227 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Elyanna
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Elyanna: #1911 Girls' Name - 1,209 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/elyanna. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 June 2026.