How Many People Are Named Elah?
people named Elah are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 936,396 people in the US has this name
Based on 390 babies named Elah in Social Security records from 1905 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
33 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "oak tree" or "terebinth tree" in Hebrew. This was the name of the fourth king of Israel, as told in the Old Testament. He was murdered by Zimri, who succeeded him. In modern Hebrew this is typically a feminine name.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Elah in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Elah alive today is about 9 years old, and 100% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 14 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Elah first appears in the records in 1905 and was given most often in 2015, to 33 babies. In 2025, 33 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1905 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Elah has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #2,022, in 1905. In 2025 it ranked #4,285.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #4,285 |
| Best rank | #2,022 (1905) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #6,781 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Elah alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Elah were born in California than in any other state: about 32 of those alive today.
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