Ela

Meaning and origin of Ela

Popularity of Ela in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2025.
• Over recent years, Ela has been rising (+4.6% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Ela every 3.3 schools, all spellings combined.

Ela in English-speaking countries

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  628^th girls’ name182 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,219−5.3% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  1,256^th girls’ name20 babies in 3 years1 girl in 7,725

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  1,049^th girls’ name5 babies in 3 years1 girl in 12,970

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  1,686^th girls’ name363 babies in 3 years1 girl in 13,311−1.5% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Ela and Éla are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Éla25
• Ella2,145
• Hella (in French)40
• Hela (in French)30
• Elaa (in French)25
• Héla (in French)25
• Ellah15
• Élla15
• Elha5
• Elah5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Ela

• Elif
• Esma
• Esra
• Aylin
• Asel
• Melek
• Efnan
• Ayline
• Sena
• Zeynep
• Zeyneb
• Erva