NameTides

Ela

Ela was the #1,561 girls' name in the US in 2025 (135 babies), and #684 in England & Wales and #1,577 in Canada.

Ela as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Ela as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaUS
Ela as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,561 (135)#684 (54)———#1,577 (15)
2024#1,719 (118)#670 (57)#638 (4)——#1,234 (20)
2023#1,826 (110)#545 (71)——#625 (5)#2,027 (10)
2022#1,974 (99)#655 (57)#760 (3)—#905 (3)#1,166 (21)
2021#1,739 (118)#594 (65)———#1,335 (18)
2020#1,704 (119)#478 (84)#765 (3)—#834 (3)#1,087 (23)
2019#1,569 (136)#480 (86)#765 (3)—#716 (4)#1,283 (19)
2018#1,461 (150)#478 (90)——#734 (4)#1,567 (14)
2017#1,804 (115)#486 (90)#808 (3)——#1,269 (19)
2016#1,986 (100)#454 (96)——#868 (3)#1,785 (12)
2015#1,996 (99)#414 (107)#806 (3)—#751 (4)#3,286 (5)
2014#1,922 (104)#399 (109)#802 (3)——#1,151 (22)
2013#1,990 (98)#479 (88)#816 (3)#440 (3)#894 (3)#1,913 (11)
2012#1,760 (117)#434 (106)#815 (3)—#560 (7)#1,410 (17)
2011#1,758 (116)#372 (126)——#550 (7)#2,156 (9)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2018 at #1,461.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1887.

How common is it?

about 1 in 12,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 12,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 4,700uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 10,000uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Ela is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 12,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 9,800 to 1 in 15,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ela by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #852ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,028NYMassachusetts: #761MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,392PANew Jersey: #1,168NJConnecticut: #540CTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,361CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,386TXFlorida: #714FL
Ela (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,2848

Ela (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ElaCanadaGirls#1,57715
ElaEngland & WalesGirls#68454
ElaIrelandGirls—too few
ElaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
ElaScotlandGirls—too few
ElaUSGirls#1,561135