babyNamedElya
“form of Elijah”probable meaning
Girl’s name, of Hebrew origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 105th
- births in 2023–2025
- 2,025
- babies born in France
- 1 in 1,164
- +4.8% a year recently
- Rising
- peak year
- 2023
Meaning and origin of Elya
Elya is thought to mean “form of Elijah” and is of Hebrew origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Elya in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2023.
- Over recent years, Elya has been rising (+4.8% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Elya every 2.3 schools, all spellings combined.
Elya in English-speaking countries
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
10 babies in 3 years1 girl in 76,783
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
41 babies in 3 years1 girl in 117,855
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Elya, Élya and Ëlya are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Élya450
- Ëlya15
- Elia815
- Élia335
- Hélia150
- Elyah (in French)130
- Eliya100
- Hélya (in French)90
- Ellia60
- Elïa50
- Ellya (in French)45
- Helya (in French)25
- Helia15
- Éliya15
- Élïa15
- Elyha10
- Élyah (in French)10
- Éliah5
- Ellyah5
- Hëlya (in French)5
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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