NameTides

Elira

Elira was the #4,172 girls' name in the US in 2025 (34 babies), and #2,278 in England & Wales and #3,478 in Canada.

Elira as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Elira as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaUS
Elira as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, 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.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#4,172 (34)#2,278 (12)—#3,478 (5)
2024#6,167 (19)#2,575 (10)#898 (3)—
2023#5,752 (21)#2,063 (13)——
2022#6,229 (19)#2,488 (10)——
2021#8,024 (13)#4,634 (4)——
2020#10,250 (9)#3,117 (7)——
2019#8,138 (13)#2,643 (9)——
2018#10,545 (9)#3,518 (6)——
2017#9,341 (11)#4,063 (5)——
2016#11,781 (8)———
2014#10,129 (10)#5,691 (3)——
2013#11,000 (9)#5,742 (3)——
2012#11,257 (9)#4,171 (5)——
2008#15,405 (6)———

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #4,172.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 2008.

How common is it?

about 1 in 48,000 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 48,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 21,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 30,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Elira is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 45,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 31,000 to 1 in 64,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Elira 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: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,830NYMassachusetts: 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: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: 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: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Elira (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
EliraCanadaGirls#3,4785
EliraEngland & WalesGirls#2,27812
EliraIrelandGirls—too few
EliraNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
EliraUSGirls#4,17234