| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "God answered my prayer" |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Elian, Eliane, Ileana, Iliana, Iljana, Liane, Lianne, Liana, Elyana, Eli, Eleana, Eliah, Elijah, Elliana, Elianna, Elianah, Eliena, Elienna, Elienah, Éliane, Elia, Elio, Ellen, Helen, Eileen, Elianni |
Eliana Assyrian/Akkadian, אֱלִיעָנָה (Hebrew), Ηλιάνα (Greek), إليانا (Arabic), is a female given name found with that spelling in Hebrew, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.
Origin & meaning
Many sources derive it from Hebrew, from Akkadian/Assyrian, literally translated as "My God has answered me."[1] It is composed of three Hebrew elements: EL, meaning GOD; ANA, meaning ANSWERED; and the Yud, located after EL, indicating first person possession.[2] Biblical sources: "And he erected there an altar, and called it El- [God] elohe-Israel [El, the God of the Patriarch Israel]" (Genesis 33:20). "And Efron answered [anah] Abraham, saying unto him," (Genesis 23:14).[1]
It can also be derived from the Late Latin Aeliāna, the feminine form of the Latin family name Aeliānus (of the sun), which is derived from the Greek hēlios (sun).[3]
Moreover, it is related to the Greek name Helene, and would thus be one of the many forms derived from that Greek name, such as Elaine from Old French.
Some variants include Iliana, Ileana, and Eleana.
In Arabic, it is translated as "the Bright" .
Popularity
In the United States, Eliana first appeared on the charts in the 1990s, spurred by the momentum of popular names like Ella, and Anna. In recent years Eliana has become an even more popular name and has ranked among the top 50 names given to newborn American girls. It was the 41st most popular name in that country for girls in 2022.[4][5]
Popularity of the female name Eliana in the United States.
| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 83 |
| 2017 | 88 |
| 2016 | 93 |
| 2015 | 102 |
| 2014 | 117 |
| 2013 | 125 |
| 2012 | 145 |
| 2011 | 155 |
| 2008 | 203 |
| 2007 | 251 |
| 2006 | 282 |
| 2005 | 302 |
| 2004 | 314 |
| 2003 | 346 |
| 2002 | 393 |
| 2001 | 493 |
| 2000 | 537 |
| 1999 | 624 |
| 1998 | 282 |
| 1997 | 282 |
Note: Rank 1 is the most popular, rank 2 is the next most popular, and so forth. Name data are from Social Security card applications for births that occurred in the United States.
Notable people with the name
- Eliana Aleixo, Brazilian volleyball player
- Eliana Alexander, Mexican actress
- Eliana Benador, Swiss-American consultant
- Eliana Michaelichen Bezerra, Brazilian actress
- Eliana Bórmida, Argentine architect
- Eliana Cardoso, Brazilian professor
- Eliana Chávez, Colombian sprinter
- Eliana Cuevas, Canadian musician
- Eliana Falco, Uruguayan handball player
- Eliana La Ferrara, Italian economist
- Eliana Gaete, Chilean track and field athlete
- Eliana Gil, Ecuadoran clinician
- Eliana González, Peruvian table tennis player
- Eliana Gropman, American ice dancer
- Eliana Johnson, American journalist
- Eliana Jones, Canadian actress
- Eliana Krawczyk, Argentine naval officer
- Eliana García Laguna, Mexican politician
- Eliana Pintor Marin, American politician
- Eliana Mason, American goalball player
- Eliana Menassé, Mexican painter
- Eliana Navarro, Chilean poet
- Eliana Paco Paredes, Bolivian fashion designer
- Eliana Pittman, Brazilian singer and actress
- Eliana Printes, Brazilian singer and composer
- Eliana Ramos, Uruguayan fashion model
- Eliana Riggio, Italian UN official and author
- Eliana Rubashkyn, Colombian-born New Zealander LGBTI activist
- Eliana Stábile, Argentine footballer
- Eliana Tomkins, British musician
- Eliana Tranchesi, Brazilian entrepreneur
Other uses
Places
- L'Eliana, a municipality in the province of Valencia, Spain
Ships
- SS Santa Eliana, previously the SS Mayaguez
Media
- Eliana, the romantic novel by Samuel Pordage;
- Eliana, Eliana, an Indonesian film directed by Riri Riza.
References
- 1 2 , ELIANA is from the Aramaic and Hebrew words, meaning MY GOD HAS ANSWERED (Kolatch, Alfred J. 1994. The New Name Dictionary - Modern English and Hebrew Names. Middle Village: Jonathan David. 110)
- ↑ , ELIANAH is composed of three Hebrew elements. ELI, meaning GOD (Alcalay, R. The Complete Hebrew English Dictionary. Jerusalem: Massada. 90); ANAH, meaning ANSWERED (Alcalay, R. The Complete Hebrew English Dictionary. Jerusalem: Massada. 1925); and the Yud, located after EL, indicating first person possession.
- ↑ , Norman, Teresa. A World of Baby Names. New York: Berkley Publishing Group, 2003. 460.
- ↑ "Names that increased in popularity from 2021 to 2022". ssa.gov. United States Social Security Administration. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ↑ "Popular Baby Names". Social Security Online. Retrieved 16 September 2019.