The first name Elana
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 18 girls were named Elana, making it the 1,639th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2014, with 34 births (#1,040).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Elana with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Elana at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 97 girls born in the United States were named Elana, the 1,982nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2006, when 219 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Elana
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Elana Meyers TaylorAmerican bobsledder, born 1984
Questions
- How popular is the name Elana?
- In 2025, 18 girls born in England and Wales were named Elana, ranking 1,639th. Its peak was 2014, with 34 births.
- Is Elana a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 8,909 US babies named Elana since 1880 were girls.
- When was Elana most popular?
- 2006 in the United States, when 219 babies were named Elana, its highest rank at 1,131st.