How to say it
el · li · AN · na
/ˌɛl.iˈɑn.ə/
Feminine
Elliana
My God has answered
What it means
Spelling variant of Eliana, from the Hebrew Eliyahna ('my God has answered'). The doubled-L spelling reads as Italian elaboration. Same name as Eliana, Elianna, and Iliana.
Elliana is a spelling variant of Eliana, from the Hebrew Eliyahna ('my God has answered,' from eli 'my God' + anah 'to answer'). The doubled-L spelling reads as Italian elaboration of the Hebrew root and tracks the broader -ella feminine ending (Isabella, Gabriella). As a US given name Elliana entered the top 500 in 2014. Common short: Ellie, Ella, or Anna.
Popularity over time
peaked at #115 in 2023, currently #139 in 2025.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names given to at least 5 babies in a year, 1880–present. See where the names are moving
Heads-up notes
- Spelling
Eliana (one L, one N), Elianna (one L, double N), Elliana (double L, one N), and Iliana are all the same Hebrew name. Each spelling has its own US ranking but they share the etymology.
Who's worn it
Historical figures, characters, and public faces who share the name. The cultural surface, for whatever weight you want to give it.
- Elliana Walmsley American dancer and Dance Moms participant, born 2002
Spelling variants
- Eliana
- Elianna
- Iliana
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