| Eliana | Gabriella | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | my God has answered | God is my strength |
| Origin | hebrew | Hebrew |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | el-ee-AH-nah | gab-ree-EL-uh |
| Syllables | 4 | 4 |
| First appeared | 1961 | 1890 |
| Peak year | 2025 (8,191) | 2010 (6,185) |
| In 2025 | 8,191 | 2,545 |
| Trend | Near its peak | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Eliana | Gabriella |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 33,359 | 17,092 |
| 2010s | 28,233 | 48,132 |
| 2000s | 10,715 | 47,398 |
| 1990s | 2,368 | 20,173 |
| 1980s | 1,208 | 2,410 |
| 1970s | 150 | 1,080 |
| 1960s | 71 | 664 |
| 1950s | 0 | 209 |
| 1940s | 0 | 83 |
| 1930s | 0 | 73 |
| 1920s | 0 | 153 |
| 1910s | 0 | 126 |
| 1900s | 0 | 32 |
| 1890s | 0 | 11 |
Hebrew reading parses it as El 'God' + anah 'he has answered' + a first-person yod, 'my God has answered' (per Kolatch and Alcalay). A wholly separate Latin origin also exists (Aeliana, feminine of the gens name Aelius, ultimately linked to Greek helios 'sun'); the Hebrew sense is the one carried here.
The feminine of Gabriel, from the Hebrew, “God is my strength.”
Eliana is more popular than Gabriella today: about 8,191 US babies were given the name Eliana in 2025, compared with 2,545 named Gabriella.
Eliana means my God has answered (hebrew origin), while Gabriella means God is my strength (Hebrew origin).
In US records, Eliana first appears in 1961 and Gabriella in 1890, so Gabriella has the longer recorded history.