Elaya
Elaya was the 2108th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 89 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 9,051 places. More babies were named Elaya in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,108 girls, up 2,687 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 89girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202589 babies
- Total since 1880
- 517babies recorded
Elaya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
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| 2025 | #2,108 | 89 |
| 2020 | #4,795 | 27 |
| 2010 | #17,792 | 5 |
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How popular is Elaya, counting every spelling?
Elaya is a spelling of Eleia, a name family that ranked #892 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,108 for Elaya on its own. Together these spellings went to 283 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eleia | 90 | #2,082 | 269 |
| Elaya | 89 | #2,108 | 264 |
| Elaia | 58 | #2,910 | 231 |
| Elayah | 26 | #5,013 | 157 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Elaya?
89 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Elaya (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Elaya born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 94 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Elaya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Elaya?
About 500 people born in the US named Elaya are alive today, with a median age of 5; half are between 2 and 9. That makes Elaya a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Elaya by state
How common Elaya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Elaya
How popular is the name Elaya?
Elaya was the 2108th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 89 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 9,051 places. More babies were named Elaya in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Elaya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Elaya in the US.
Where is Elaya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Elaya was most common in Texas (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by Washington and Florida.