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Elana

Elana means “torch, light (debated)” (Italian origin). 8,903 US babies since 1940, peak 2006.

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What it means

“torch, light (debated)”

ItalianSpelling of Elena

In US birth records

Peak year: 2006

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8,903 US babies were named Elana between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Elana (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Spelling family

1 in 34 Elenas spell it Elana

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2006)