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Elana Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Elana?

The uncommon name Elana was the 1,581st Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

Elana, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #893 was reached in 1960.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2006 with 219 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Elana was less than 5, most recently in 1940.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Elana occurred roughly during the years 1943-1946, 1952-1955, 1956-1960, 1971-1974, and 2001-2004, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1960-1963.

Where is the name Elana popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a mid point.

For a number of years, the name Elana has remained mostly unchanged in popularity. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Elana for their newborn has remained about the same.

The name Elana is still rare and will probably continue to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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   Elana (Girl)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 135 1,581
2017 127 1,682
2016 148 1,524
2015 147 1,526
2014 172 1,356
2013 135 1,585
2012 181 1,304
2011 135 1,604
2010 164 1,400
2009 134 1,659
2008 163 1,448
2007 183 1,325
2006 219 1,131
2005 179 1,258
2004 214 1,076
2003 186 1,162
2002 151 1,300
2001 172 1,188
2000 161 1,232
1999 165 1,174
1998 153 1,207
1997 133 1,308
1996 159 1,143
1995 168 1,063
1994 149 1,185
1993 155 1,143
1992 146 1,197
1991 131 1,279
1990 135 1,233
1989 136 1,196
1988 148 1,067
1987 123 1,183
1986 142 1,062
1985 149 1,014
1984 130 1,075
1983 137 1,028
1982 126 1,119
1981 118 1,149
1980 122 1,118
1979 116 1,147
1978 119 1,098
1977 105 1,178
1976 87 1,274
1975 103 1,128
1974 109 1,076
1973 70 1,403
1972 84 1,242
1971 81 1,325
1970 78 1,344
1969 92 1,162
1968 57 1,507
1967 85 1,151
1966 117 940
1965 60 1,426
1964 79 1,240
1963 69 1,333
1962 78 1,252
1961 103 1,079
1960 138 893
1959 30 2,070
1958 24 2,340
1957 27 2,134
1956 11 3,753
1955 26 2,127
1954 18 2,617
1953 15 2,854
1952 11 3,425
1951 26 1,932
1950 17 2,460
1949 21 2,159
1948 20 2,206
1947 20 2,217
1946 27 1,737
1945 20 1,896
1944 16 2,224
1943 12 2,740
1942 17 2,142
1941 10 2,886
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.