Ellyana is a modern spelling of Eliana, a Hebrew name meaning "my God has answered", which is also linked to the Greek helios, sun, through the Latin Aeliana. The spelling with Elly brings out the fashionable nickname Ellie. In the United States Ellyana ranked number 11042 in 2000, peaked at number 1805 in 2014 and has stayed in the low to mid 2000s since, standing at number 2622 in 2025 with 66 girls.