NameTides

Elia

Elia was the #970 girls' name in the US in 2025 (263 babies), and #894 in England & Wales and #683 in Canada.

Elia as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Elia 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.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Elia 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.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
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.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#970 (263)#894 (39)———#683 (44)
2024#841 (321)#736 (51)#790 (3)#288 (5)#736 (4)#514 (58)
2023#871 (308)#706 (51)———#529 (55)
2022#919 (294)#857 (41)#470 (6)—#747 (4)#587 (48)
2021#884 (307)#884 (40)———#516 (57)
2020#1,099 (222)#1,013 (33)—#397 (3)—#576 (50)
2019#1,073 (235)#823 (45)#765 (3)#424 (3)#716 (4)#523 (60)
2018#1,130 (216)#767 (50)#809 (3)—#896 (3)#703 (41)
2017#1,087 (233)#855 (45)——#579 (6)#491 (66)
2016#1,252 (195)#837 (45)——#585 (6)#607 (50)
2015#1,234 (200)#871 (42)———#700 (41)
2014#1,333 (177)#1,040 (34)——#752 (4)#772 (36)
2013#1,451 (154)#1,098 (32)——#894 (3)#739 (38)
2012#1,575 (138)#1,428 (22)———#685 (42)
2011#1,301 (181)#1,903 (14)———#714 (39)

Elia as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Elia as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Elia as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
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.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#2,991 (41)#1,466 (18)#762 (3)#2,789 (6)
2024#4,571 (22)#2,089 (11)—#2,238 (8)
2023#3,566 (32)#2,161 (10)——
2022#3,344 (35)#1,782 (13)—#2,229 (7)
2021#3,814 (28)#3,017 (6)#720 (3)#2,491 (6)
2020#3,734 (28)#2,404 (8)——
2019#4,951 (19)#1,869 (12)—#1,998 (8)
2018#4,226 (24)#1,991 (11)—#2,403 (6)
2017#4,331 (23)#2,512 (8)—#2,439 (6)
2016#4,776 (20)#4,810 (3)—#2,428 (6)
2015#5,058 (18)#3,908 (4)——
2014#4,263 (23)#2,248 (9)——
2013#5,404 (16)#4,685 (3)——
2012#5,482 (16)——#2,666 (5)
2011#5,200 (17)———

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2024 at #841.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1884.
  • In 2025, 87% of US babies named Elia were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 6,100 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 6,100uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 3,400uncommon
USBoys2025about 1 in 42,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 15,000rare
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 26,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Elia is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 5,700 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 4,900 to 1 in 6,700.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Elia by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #617WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #852ILMichigan: #1,210MINew York: #1,165NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #815INOhio: #1,134OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #556CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #907CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,180VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #632AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #578KSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #888TNNorth Carolina: #1,138NCSouth 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: #762TXFlorida: #825FL
Elia (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
Quebec2025#22726
Ontario2024#1,01811

Elia (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
EliaCanadaGirls#68344
EliaCanadaBoys#2,7896
EliaEngland & WalesGirls#89439
EliaEngland & WalesBoys#1,46618
EliaIrelandGirls—too few
EliaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
EliaNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
EliaScotlandGirls—too few
EliaScotlandBoys#7623
EliaUSGirls#970263
EliaUSBoys#2,99141