Elora
Elora was the 354th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 861 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 604 places. More babies were named Elora in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it eh-LOR-uh /ɛˈlɔrə/
- Rank in 2025
- #354 girls, up 282 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 861girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024861 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,811babies recorded
What does the name Elora mean?
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
Elora popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #354 | 861 |
| 2020 | #636 | 455 |
| 2010 | #1,704 | 123 |
| 2000 | #2,080 | 79 |
| 1990 | #1,638 | 91 |
| 1980 | #7,611 | 8 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #5,895 | 6 |
| 1950 | #3,761 | 9 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #4,192 | 6 |
| 1920 | #3,411 | 9 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Elora, counting every spelling?
Elora is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #354 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together. 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 Elora?
861 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Elora (0.24 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Elora 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 10 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Elora.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Elora?
About 8,500 people born in the US named Elora are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 3 and 15. That makes Elora 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.
Elora by state
How common Elora was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Montana (3.3×), New Mexico (2.4×), Colorado (2.3×), Idaho (2.2×), Maryland (1.7×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Mississippi, South Dakota, Arkansas.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Elora: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Elora, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Elora · Sibling names for Elora
Questions about the name Elora
How popular is the name Elora?
Elora was the 354th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 861 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 604 places. More babies were named Elora in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Elora a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Elora in the US.
Where is Elora most popular?
In 2021–2025, Elora was most common in Montana (1.48 per 1,000 girls), followed by Alaska and Maine.