How Many People Are Named Ela?
people named Ela are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 136,768 people in the US has this name
Based on 2,846 babies named Ela in Social Security records from 1887 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
150 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Ela in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Ela alive today is about 12 years old, and 96% are under 30. Half of them were between 5 and 16 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Ela first appears in the records in 1887 and was given most often in 2018, to 150 babies. In 2025, 135 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1887 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Ela has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #942, in 1903. In 2025 it ranked #1,562.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,562 |
| Best rank | #942 (1903) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,818 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Ela alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Ela were born in California than in any other state: about 319 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Ela was given 3.6 times as often in New Jersey, 3.2 times in New York and 2.4 times in Florida.
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