Ellah
Ellah was the 4687th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 29 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 2522nd with 73 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,790 places. More babies were named Ellah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Ella) Meaning disputed · English, Germanic
- Rank in 2025
- #4,687 girls, down 1,335 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 29girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201073 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,034babies recorded
What does the name Ellah mean?
Ellah is a spelling of Ella, pronounced the same way, so it shares Ella's meaning and origin.
Ella has two documented sources. Wiktionary treats it mainly as a 19th-century short form of Eleanor or Ellen, later also used for any name ending in -ella. DMNES records a medieval Ella with roots either in a Germanic element meaning 'all' or in Latin alia, 'other'. The modern name mostly reflects the short-form use.
*allaz (Proto-Germanic, “all, whole (DMNES option)”)
How sure is this? Disputed. The medieval name and the modern pet form may be different names with the same spelling.
See also: English names.
Ellah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,687 | 29 |
| 2020 | #3,352 | 46 |
| 2010 | #2,522 | 73 |
| 2000 | #11,041 | 8 |
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How popular is Ellah, counting every spelling?
Ellah is a spelling of Ella, a name family that ranked #36 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,687 for Ellah on its own. Together these spellings went to 6,028 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ella | 5,831 | #29 | 30,548 |
| Ela | 135 | #1,562 | 580 |
| Ellah | 29 | #4,687 | 167 |
| Elah | 33 | #4,286 | 102 |
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 Ellah?
29 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ellah (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ellah 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 291 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ellah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ellah?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Ellah are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 8 and 17. That makes Ellah mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Ellah by state
How common Ellah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ellah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ellah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ellah
What does Ellah mean?
The meaning of Ella is disputed: the medieval name and the modern pet form may be different names with the same spelling.
How popular is the name Ellah?
Ellah was the 4687th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 29 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 2522nd with 73 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,790 places. More babies were named Ellah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Ellah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Ellah in the US.
Where is Ellah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ellah was most common in Florida (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Texas.