Elana

“Meaning not established”

Girl's name · #1981 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Elana has appeared in US records since 1934 — best rank #885 (1960) · 8,909 babies named Elana all-time · 1 in 17,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 5,800 girls in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 14,000 girls in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 14,000 girls in France (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 10 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Elanas

Elana Meyers Taylor — American bobsledder
Elana Meyer — athletics competitor
Elana Eden — Israeli actress
Elana Dykewomon — American writer (1949–2022)
Elana Hill — Zimbabwean rower

What Elanas become

Among 48 notable people named Elana:

Entertainers appear 2.42× more often than among typical names — e.g. Elana Eden, Israeli actress.

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