Elleana

A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning bright light; form of Eleanor or Helen.

Babies a year
22
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Elleana by the numbers

Elleana was given to 22 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 28 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.

Other names that come from Eleanor

Like Elleana, each of these traces back to Eleanor: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Elleshe; a form of Eleanor or Ellen828 in the US (2017)
  • Eleanorabright light or sun ray; a form of Eleanor42 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Elinorbright light; a form of Eleanor27 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ellybright one; a form of Eleanor144 in the US (2017)
  • Nellybright light; diminutive of Eleanor121 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Eleanorebright light; a form of Eleanor99 in the US (2017)
  • Ellisun; a diminutive of Helen or Eleanor74 in the US (2017)
  • Leonoralight, torch; a form of Eleanor71 in England and Wales (2025)

Other names that come from Helen

Like Elleana, each of these traces back to Helen: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Lanabright or fair; a form of Helen or Alana185 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Helenbright, shining light758 in the US (2017)
  • Aleenabright, shining; a form of Helen or Alena150 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Elainebright light; form of Helen506 in the US (2017)
  • Alenabright, shining; form of Helen462 in the US (2017)
  • Nelliebright shining one; diminutive of Helen458 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Aileenbright; shining; a form of Helen454 in the US (2017)
  • Ellenbright, shining; form of Helen383 in the US (2017)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Elleana. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Ellianamy God has answered; a form of Eliana1,370 in the US (2017)
  • Ellyanamy god is yahweh; a form of Eliana76 in the US (2017)
  • Ellenabright light; a form of Helen65 in the US (2017)
  • Eleanabright, shining light; a form of Helen8 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Elleannabright light; variant of Eleanna12 in the US (2017)
  • Ellieana29 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Elleana

Names that are said the same way as Elleana, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Elenashining light3,863 in the US (2017)
  • Elainabright light; a form of Helen1,137 in the US (2017)
  • Elinabright shining light; form of Helen69 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Elaynabright light; a form of Helen185 in the US (2017)
  • Elanaoak tree; variant of Ilana127 in the US (2017)
  • Eleynabright light; a modern respelling of Helen4 in England and Wales (2025)

Other names that mean light

Like Elleana, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Norahonour, light6,036 in the US (2017)
  • Eleanorshining light5,519 in the US (2017)
  • Ellieshining light; short for Eleanor5,000 in the US (2017)
  • Claireclear, bright4,683 in the US (2017)
  • Lucyborn of light4,564 in the US (2017)
  • Lucabringer of light3,266 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Elleana

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