Eliana is a name of Hebrew origin and it means “my God has answered”. The name comes from Hebrew elements – El which means ‘God’ and ana meaning ‘answered’.
Being a Hebrew name, Eliana experience most of its popularity among the Portuguese and Spanish natives, but it’s starting to spread to U.S and English speaking countries.
In the U.S, Eliana first appeared on naming charts in the early 1990s but it has never claimed a spot in the top 10 popular baby names.
For the over 200 years (since 1880 when U.S. government started tracking the naming trends), only 38 798 newborns have been given Eliana as first name according to U.S. Social Security Administration.
The year most newborns were given Eliana as first name was in 2018 with 3373 occurrences. In 2020, Eliana sits at position 207 in baby names popularity.
Though its usage is low to moderate, it’s clearly headed up to the list of popular names. It may eventually land a position on the top 10 if it continues its current trajectory.