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Ela

Ela is currently the #1561 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 135 babies. Here's the interesting part: Ela peaked in 1903, faded, and is now climbing again — a classic comeback pattern. Looking at the full record since 1887, Ela hit its all-time high of #931 in 1903, when 14 girls were given the name. State by state, Connecticut leads the way at #540.

Rankings

2025 rank
#1561
among girl names
Trend
Comeback
last 5 years
All-time peak
#931
in 1903 (1900s)
Babies in 2025
135
girls named Ela

Ela popularity, 1880–2025

0.002%0.005%0.007%0.010%18801900192019401960198020002020#931 in 1903
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1903

Where Ela is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Ela in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Ela in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Ela in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Ela in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Ela in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Ela in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Ela in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ela in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Ela in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Ela in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Ela in 2025MI—New York: #1028 (14 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NY#1028Massachusetts: #761 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MA#761Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Ela in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Ela in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Ela in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Ela in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ela in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Ela in 2025IA—Illinois: #852 (10 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IL#852Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Ela in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 girls named Ela in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: #1392 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)PA#1392New Jersey: #1168 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NJ#1168Connecticut: #540 (5 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)CT#540California: #1361 (17 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1361Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Ela in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Ela in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Ela in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Ela in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Ela in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Ela in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Ela in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Ela in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Ela in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Ela in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Ela in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Ela in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Ela in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Ela in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Ela in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Ela in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Ela in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Ela in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Ela in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Ela in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Ela in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 girls named Ela in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Ela in 2025HI—Texas: #2386 (8 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#2386Florida: #714 (23 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)FL#714
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Connecticut (#540), Florida (#714), Massachusetts (#761)

Uniqueness score

59/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Ela in the most recent year of SSA data.

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