Ellora
Ellora was the 3114th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 52 babies. Its best year was 1890, when it ranked 1393rd; the most babies were born in 2023 (66). Over the last ten years it has moved up 33 places. More babies were named Ellora in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Elora) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #3,114 girls, down 79 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 52girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202366 babies
- Total since 1880
- 975babies recorded
What does the name Ellora mean?
Ellora is a spelling of Elora, pronounced the same way, so it shares Elora's meaning and origin.
Elora is a rare older name that has grown in the US since the 1990s. It has no entry in Wiktionary's given-name data and no documented origin. It may have been influenced by the baby princess Elora Danan in the film Willow (1988), or by the town of Elora in Ontario, but these are possibilities, not documented sources. No meaning is given here.
How sure is this? Not documented. No documented origin.
Related names: Eleanor, Lora, Elara.
Sources for this meaning
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
Ellora popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,114 | 52 |
| 2020 | #3,035 | 53 |
| 2010 | #5,475 | 25 |
| 2000 | #8,187 | 12 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
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| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | #1,393 | 5 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ellora, counting every spelling?
Ellora is a spelling of Elora, a name family that ranked #354 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,114 for Ellora on its own. Together these spellings went to 935 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elora | 861 | #354 | 3,606 |
| Ellora | 52 | #3,114 | 271 |
| Elorah | 22 | #5,603 | 94 |
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 Ellora?
52 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ellora (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ellora 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 161 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ellora.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ellora?
About 900 people born in the US named Ellora are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 5 and 16. That makes Ellora 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.
Ellora by state
How common Ellora was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (1.7×). In 47 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 Ellora: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ellora, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ellora
How popular is the name Ellora?
Ellora was the 3114th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 52 babies. Its best year was 1890, when it ranked 1393rd; the most babies were born in 2023 (66). Over the last ten years it has moved up 33 places. More babies were named Ellora in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Ellora a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Ellora in the US.
Where is Ellora most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ellora was most common in New York (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Georgia.