How Many People Are Named Ela?
An estimated 2,356 people in the United States have the first name Ela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Ela peaked in popularity in 2018 with 150 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ela as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ela paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ela is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 13, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,356
About 1 in 145,481 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2018
150 births
Total Registered
2,711
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ela
Ela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,711 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ela as a female name
Ranked #1,713 in 2024
118 female births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (150 births)
Ela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ela span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,152 babies were registered. While Ela is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ela by Decade
How has Ela tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ela by State
Birth registrations for Ela span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Tennessee, Ohio, North Carolina. On average, about 72 Elas were registered per state.
Ela + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ela
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Ela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ela?
We estimate approximately 2,356 people named Ela are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 145,481 Americans share this first name.
Is Ela a common name?
Ela is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,711 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ela most popular?
Ela reached peak popularity in 2018, when 150 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ela is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ela a female name?
Ela is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ela Smith, Ela Johnson, Ela Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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