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Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Ela

Gender

Female

Origin

Hebrew
Earth

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Ela

Pronunciation

e-la

More about the name

Ela (or Elâ) is a feminine given name of Turkish origin meaning "hazel".
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Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #1460, 150 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1561, 135 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
2025135
2024118
2023110
202299
2021118
2020119
2019136
2018150
2017115
2016100

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #372, 126 births); most recent 2025 (rank #684, 54 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202554
202457
202371
202257
202165
202084
201986
201890
201790
201696

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #357, 175 births); most recent 2023 (rank #414, 131 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023131
2022158
2021158
2020142
2019140
2018118
2017149
2016103
2015140
2014131

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #561, 7 births); most recent 2023 (rank #610, 5 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
20235
20223
2021–
20203
20194
20184
2017–
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #571, 5 births); most recent 2024 (rank #638, 4 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
20244
2023–
20223
2021–
20203
20193
2018–
20173
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2013 (rank #440, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence