Girl’s name · French, Greek

Eléana

How to say it: ay-lay-a-NA · /eleaˈna/

Greek 'light, torch' via Helen - Modern French respelling of Elena/Eleana with accent.

Eléana was the 2,262nd most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 50 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 10% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,946 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#2,262for girls in 2025
1 in 66,306US babies
50born in 2025
#1,946projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Eléana
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#2,262
Babies born in 202550
Share of births1 in 66,306
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years+10%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,946
In France, 2025#462 among girls’ names, 90 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Eléana is climbing: the 2020s are already its best decade.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 29 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Ela
  • Lea
  • Ana

Honouring a Eléana in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Eléana is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French, Greek, Spanish.

In France: #462 for girls in 2025.

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