Eliannah
A feminine name of Hebrew origin meaning "my God has answered".
Name Census estimates that about 248 living Americans carry the first name Eliannah. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Eliannah today is around 11 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Eliannah births was 2014 (22 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Eliannah. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Eliannah with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
248
~ 1 in 1,382,074 Americans
Peak year
2014
22 babies that year
Average age
11
years old
2024 SSA rank
#6,209
Tracked since 2005
Popularity
Eliannah: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Eliannah from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 137 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Eliannah remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Eliannah by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Eliannah during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Eliannahs live
Origin
Meaning and history of Eliannah
The name Eliannah has its origins in Hebrew, a Semitic language spoken by the ancient Israelites. It is a combination of the Hebrew words "El," meaning "God," and "annah," which can mean "grace" or "favor." Together, the name can be interpreted as "God's grace" or "favored by God."
In the Bible, the name Eliannah is not explicitly mentioned, but variants such as Eliana and Elianna appear. These names are closely related to the more common Hebrew names Elijah and Hannah, which share similar roots and meanings.
One of the earliest recorded instances of a variant of the name Eliannah is Eliana, a Jewish woman who lived in ancient Rome during the 1st century AD. She is mentioned in the Talmud, a central text of Rabbinic Judaism.
Another notable figure with a variant of the name is Eliana Nachama, a 13th-century Jewish philosopher and poet from Navarre, Spain. She was known for her religious writings and her contributions to the development of Kabbalah, a branch of Jewish mysticism.
In the 16th century, Elianna Bachi was an Italian Jewish scholar and poet from Ferrara, Italy. She is remembered for her work promoting the education of Jewish women and her poetic contributions to the Italian Renaissance.
Moving forward in history, Eliana Rivero was a Cuban-American actress and singer who gained fame in the 1940s and 1950s. She was known for her roles in Spanish-language films and her successful music career.
More recently, Elianna Sukienik was a Polish-born American artist and sculptor who lived from 1923 to 2022. Her abstract and figurative works were widely exhibited and are held in the collections of several museums, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
While the name Eliannah may not be as common as some other Hebrew names, it has a rich history and meaning that has been carried by notable individuals across various cultures and time periods.
People
Eliannah + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Eliannah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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FAQ
Eliannah: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Eliannah?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 248 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Eliannah going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,382,074 US residents.
Is Eliannah a common name?
We classify Eliannah as "Very Rare". It ranks above 77% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 250 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Eliannah most popular?
The single biggest year for Eliannah was 2014, when 22 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Eliannah is about 11 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Eliannah in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Eliannah a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Eliannah in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Eliannah still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Eliannah in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Eliannah can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people share the name Eliannah?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.