Is Ela a boy or girl name?

Ela is a girl’s name. Of the 2,846 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Ela

Recorded 1887–2025 · United States

Ela was most popular in 2018, when 150 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,660 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,881, with 135 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,846 people named Ela.

Ela over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ela’s peak in 2018. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ela a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ela is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,846 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Ela

Where Ela is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org