How Many People Are Named Elya?
people named Elya are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 525,015 people in the US has this name
Based on 659 babies named Elya in Social Security records from 1983 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
38 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Elya, 38.6% were girls and 61.4% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Elya rose from 21.4% in the 2000s to 37.6% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Elya alive today is about 14 years old, and 85% are under 30. Half of them were between 5 and 20 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Elya first appears in the records in 1983 and was given most often in 2019, to 38 babies. In 2025, 35 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1983 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Elya has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #3,823, in 2019. In 2025 it ranked #4,287. Among girls, its best rank was #5,443, in 1985.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #4,287 | #9,029 |
| Best rank | #3,823 (2019) | #5,443 (1985) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #5,563 in the 2010s | #12,365 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Elya alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Elya were born in New York than in any other state: about 179 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Elya was given about 16.2 times as often in New York.
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