Is Elana a boy or girl name?
Elana is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 106 girls and 0 boys were named Elana, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 8,809 US babies named Elana were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,879
- Babies named Elana since 1934
- 8,809
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 219 babies
Boys and girls named Elana, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 163 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 205 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 878 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 953 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,332 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,494 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,762 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,469 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 547 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,879 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 96 | #2,034 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,797 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,684 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,820 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,702 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,590 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 128 | #1,675 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 149 | #1,517 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,527 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 172 | #1,357 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,588 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 181 | #1,304 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,605 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 164 | #1,400 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,663 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 163 | #1,448 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 183 | #1,326 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 219 | #1,131 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 179 | #1,259 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 214 | #1,076 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 186 | #1,163 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 151 | #1,300 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 172 | #1,188 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 161 | #1,232 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 165 | #1,175 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 153 | #1,207 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,308 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 159 | #1,143 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 168 | #1,063 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 149 | #1,185 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 155 | #1,143 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,197 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,280 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,233 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,196 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 148 | #1,068 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,182 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,062 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 149 | #1,014 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,076 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 137 | #1,028 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,120 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,149 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,113 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,147 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,098 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,178 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,274 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,130 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,073 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,404 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,242 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,326 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,345 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,163 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,507 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,151 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 117 | #940 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,426 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,241 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,333 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,250 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,080 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 138 | #893 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,068 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,343 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,131 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,756 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,125 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,615 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,853 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,425 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,933 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,462 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,159 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,206 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,217 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,737 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,896 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,226 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,741 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,141 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,886 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,945 |
Highest rank
Elana has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #893 in 1960. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Elana
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.