Ela
Rank in 2025
#1561
recorded as girls
Babies in 2025
135
girls 135
Peak year
2018
150 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
2,846
since 1887
Born an Ela? See how many share your birth year.
Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Ela was most popular in 2018, when 150 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.09 per 1,000). In 2025, 135 babies were named Ela, ranking #1561 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.
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| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 135 | 1561 | <5 | — |
| 2024 | 118 | 1719 | <5 | — |
| 2023 | 110 | 1826 | <5 | — |
| 2022 | 99 | 1974 | <5 | — |
| 2021 | 118 | 1739 | <5 | — |
| 2020 | 119 | 1704 | <5 | — |
| 2019 | 136 | 1569 | <5 | — |
| 2018 | 150 | 1461 | <5 | — |
| 2017 | 115 | 1804 | <5 | — |
| 2016 | 100 | 1986 | <5 | — |
| 2015 | 99 | 1996 | <5 | — |
| 2014 | 104 | 1922 | <5 | — |
| 2013 | 98 | 1990 | <5 | — |
| 2012 | 117 | 1760 | <5 | — |
| 2011 | 116 | 1758 | <5 | — |
| 2010 | 117 | 1762 | <5 | — |
| 2009 | 100 | 2041 | <5 | — |
| 2008 | 69 | 2663 | <5 | — |
| 2007 | 73 | 2541 | <5 | — |
| 2006 | 68 | 2631 | <5 | — |
| 2005 | 78 | 2296 | <5 | — |
| 2004 | 44 | 3391 | <5 | — |
| 2003 | 44 | 3291 | <5 | — |
| 2002 | 13 | 7816 | <5 | — |
| 2001 | 18 | 6067 | <5 | — |
| 2000 | 14 | 7158 | <5 | — |
| 1999 | 12 | 7716 | <5 | — |
| 1998 | 11 | 8016 | <5 | — |
| 1997 | 6 | 12070 | <5 | — |
| 1996 | 10 | 8132 | <5 | — |
| 1995 | 6 | 11783 | <5 | — |
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| 1993 | 7 | 10588 | <5 | — |
| 1992 | 8 | 9491 | <5 | — |
| 1991 | 8 | 9336 | <5 | — |
| 1990 | 8 | 9247 | <5 | — |
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| 1988 | 7 | 9244 | <5 | — |
| 1987 | 7 | 8778 | <5 | — |
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| 1984 | 5 | 10422 | <5 | — |
| 1983 | 5 | 10275 | <5 | — |
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| 1977 | 6 | 8444 | <5 | — |
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| 1975 | 5 | 9067 | <5 | — |
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| 1972 | 5 | 8292 | <5 | — |
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| 1967 | 5 | 6804 | <5 | — |
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| 1962 | 8 | 4865 | <5 | — |
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| 1960 | 5 | 6390 | <5 | — |
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| 1958 | 6 | 5408 | <5 | — |
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| 1936 | 7 | 3376 | <5 | — |
| 1935 | 7 | 3431 | <5 | — |
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| 1932 | 7 | 3568 | <5 | — |
| 1931 | 7 | 3497 | <5 | — |
| 1930 | 11 | 2690 | <5 | — |
| 1929 | 10 | 2921 | <5 | — |
| 1928 | 11 | 2768 | <5 | — |
| 1927 | 8 | 3561 | <5 | — |
| 1926 | 6 | 4306 | <5 | — |
| 1925 | 9 | 3362 | <5 | — |
| 1924 | 5 | 5061 | <5 | — |
| 1923 | 11 | 2917 | <5 | — |
| 1922 | 6 | 4445 | <5 | — |
| 1921 | 9 | 3400 | <5 | — |
| 1920 | 13 | 2590 | <5 | — |
| 1919 | 12 | 2640 | <5 | — |
| 1918 | 8 | 3512 | <5 | — |
| 1917 | 9 | 3092 | <5 | — |
| 1916 | 13 | 2368 | <5 | — |
| 1915 | 9 | 2900 | <5 | — |
| 1914 | 12 | 2009 | <5 | — |
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| 1912 | 6 | 2634 | <5 | — |
| 1911 | 7 | 1956 | <5 | — |
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| 1909 | 7 | 1763 | <5 | — |
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| 1906 | 7 | 1553 | <5 | — |
| 1905 | 6 | 1696 | <5 | — |
| 1904 | 6 | 1659 | <5 | — |
| 1903 | 14 | 931 | <5 | — |
| 1902 | 9 | 1219 | <5 | — |
| 1901 | 6 | 1466 | <5 | — |
| 1900 | 7 | 1561 | <5 | — |
| 1899 | 5 | 1596 | <5 | — |
| 1898 | 13 | 963 | <5 | — |
| 1897 | 9 | 1094 | <5 | — |
| 1896 | 7 | 1292 | <5 | — |
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| 1893 | 5 | 1437 | <5 | — |
| 1892 | 5 | 1450 | <5 | — |
| 1891 | 6 | 1213 | <5 | — |
| 1890 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1889 | 7 | 1025 | <5 | — |
| 1888 | 7 | 1036 | <5 | — |
| 1887 | 5 | 1147 | <5 | — |
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Where Ela is most popular
- New Jersey3.5×
- Florida3.0×
- New York2.8×
- California1.9×
- Texas1.3×
Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.