Heliana
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning of the sun; a form of Helios.
Babies a year
6
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Heliana by the numbers
Heliana was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 13 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Helios
Like Heliana, each of these traces back to Helios: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Heliana. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Helinabright, shining; form of Helen15 in the US (2017)
- Helanatorch; a form of Helen9 in the US (2017)
- Helenabright or shining light131 in England and Wales (2025)
- Helainabright light; a form of Helen38 in the US (2017)
- Halinasun ray; a form of Helen21 in the US (2017)
- Heliarelated to the sun; form of Helios13 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean the sun
Like Heliana, each of these has the sun in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Auroradawn; Roman goddess of sunrise1,030 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sunnybright or cheerful like the sun69 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marisolsea and sun250 in the US (2017)
- Eleanorabright light or sun ray; a form of Eleanor42 in England and Wales (2025)
- Solsun49 in England and Wales (2025)
- Soleilsun133 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Heliana
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