Elleanna
A feminine name combining elements meaning "light" and "gracious".
Name Census estimates that about 409 living Americans carry the first name Elleanna. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Elleanna today is around 14 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Elleanna births was 2014 (26 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Elleanna. 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 Elleanna with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
409
~ 1 in 838,030 Americans
Peak year
2014
26 babies that year
Average age
14
years old
2024 SSA rank
#9,722
Tracked since 1996
Census
Elleanna in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 268 people with the first name Elleanna, which placed it at #31,773 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#31,773
National first-name rank
People counted
268
268 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
63.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Elleanna
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Elleanna is White at 63.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (22.0%) and Two or More Races (7.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Elleanna described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Elleanna at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White63.4% · 170
- Hispanic or Latino22.0% · 59
- Two or more races7.1% · 19
- Black or African American3.7% · 10
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.4% · 9
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 1
Popularity
Elleanna: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Elleanna from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 176 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Elleanna remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Elleanna 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 Elleanna during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Elleannas live
Origin
Meaning and history of Elleanna
The name Elleanna is a feminine given name with roots tracing back to ancient Greek and Latin origins. It is a compound name derived from the Greek elements "ela" meaning "olive tree" and the Latin suffix "-ana" denoting a feminine form.
In ancient Greek mythology, the olive tree held great significance as a symbol of peace, wisdom, and fertility. The name may have been bestowed upon newborn daughters as a symbolic representation of these virtues, honoring the revered olive tree.
The earliest recorded instances of the name can be traced back to the Byzantine era, where it was used among Greek-speaking communities in the Eastern Roman Empire. Historical records from this period, spanning the 4th to 15th centuries AD, contain references to individuals bearing the name Elleanna or its variants.
One notable figure from this era was Elleanna of Constantinople, a renowned scholar and philosopher who lived in the 9th century AD. Her influential writings on metaphysics and ethics contributed significantly to the intellectual discourse of the time.
During the Renaissance period, the name gained popularity across Europe, particularly in Italy and Greece. In the 16th century, Elleanna Aldobrandini, an Italian noblewoman and patron of the arts, was a prominent figure in the cultural circles of Rome.
The name also found its way into literary works, such as the epic poem "The Odyssey" by Homer, where a character named Elleanna is mentioned as a companion to the goddess Athena.
In the 18th century, Elleanna Simons, a Dutch painter and engraver, gained recognition for her exquisite portraiture and landscape artwork, leaving a lasting mark on the art world.
Another notable figure was Elleanna Poliziano, an Italian humanist scholar and poet of the 15th century, celebrated for her contributions to the revival of classical literature and her poetic works.
These examples illustrate the enduring presence of the name Elleanna throughout history, spanning various cultures and disciplines, from philosophy and literature to art and scholarship.
People
Elleanna + last name combinations
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Other names starting with E
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FAQ
Elleanna: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Elleanna?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 409 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Elleanna 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 838,030 US residents.
Is Elleanna a common name?
We classify Elleanna as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 413 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Elleanna most popular?
The single biggest year for Elleanna was 2014, when 26 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Elleanna is about 14 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Elleanna in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 268 people with the name Elleanna, or 0.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #31,773 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Elleanna in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Elleanna?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Elleanna leans strongly female. 272 people counted with this name were female (98.9%), compared with 3 male bearers (1.1%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Elleanna?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Elleanna is White at 63.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (22.0%) and Two or More Races (7.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Elleanna most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Elleanna in the 2020 Census, accounting for 63.4% (170 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
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 Elleanna in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Elleanna a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Elleanna 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 Elleanna still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Elleanna 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 Elleanna 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.
How many people are named Elleanna?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.