How Many People Are Named Elana?
An estimated 8,244 people in the United States have the first name Elana. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Elana peaked in popularity in 2006 with 219 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Elana as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Elana paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
8,244
About 1 in 41,576 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
2006
219 births
Total Registered
8,809
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Elana
Elana is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 8,809 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Elana as a female name
Ranked #1,879 in 2024
106 female births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (219 births)
Elana: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Elana span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,762 babies were registered. While Elana is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Elana by Decade
How has Elana tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Elana by State
Birth registrations for Elana span all 30 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Illinois. The lowest are in West Virginia, Mississippi, Colorado. On average, about 179 Elanas were registered per state.
Elana + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Elana as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Elana: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Elana?
We estimate approximately 8,244 people named Elana are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 41,576 Americans share this first name.
Is Elana a common name?
Elana is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,809 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Elana most popular?
Elana reached peak popularity in 2006, when 219 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Elana is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Elana a female name?
Elana is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Elana Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Elana Smith, Elana Johnson, Elana Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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