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Elana

Elana: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“oak tree”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
eh-LAH-nuh · 3 syllables
Used for
Girls

Usually treated as a feminine form related to Ilan, the Hebrew word for 'tree,' especially 'oak' in name references. It is also sometimes used as a variant of Elena in English contexts.

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How popular is Elana?

202432.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Elana in 2024106

2024 rank#1,881 girls

Peak year2004

Total US babies since 18808,809

Elana has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Elana

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Elenabright, shining light · Greek
  • Elaynabright, shining light · English
  • Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
  • Elianamy God has answered · Hebrew
  • Abigailmy father is joy · Hebrew
  • Naomipleasantness · Hebrew
  • Hannahgrace; favor · Hebrew
  • Maryuncertain, traditionally beloved or bitter · Hebrew

Elana questions

What does the name Elana mean?

Elana means "oak tree". It comes from Hebrew. Usually treated as a feminine form related to Ilan, the Hebrew word for 'tree,' especially 'oak' in name references. It is also sometimes used as a variant of Elena in English contexts.

Is Elana a boy or girl name?

Elana is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Elana?

106 US babies were named Elana in 2024. Its peak year was 2004.

How do you pronounce Elana?

Elana is usually pronounced eh-LAH-nuh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.