How Many People Are Named Elara?
An estimated 1,504 people in the United States have the first name Elara. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 7 years old, and Elara peaked in popularity in 2024 with 208 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Elara 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 Elara paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Elara is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 7, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,504
About 1 in 227,895 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
7
years old
Peak Year
2024
208 births
Total Registered
1,514
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Elara
Elara is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,514 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Elara as a female name
Ranked #1,156 in 2024
208 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (208 births)
Elara: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Elara span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 833 babies were registered. Elara remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Elara by Decade
How has Elara 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.
Elara by State
Birth registrations for Elara span all 26 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in South Carolina, Oklahoma, Nevada. On average, about 32 Elaras were registered per state.
Elara + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Elara as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Elara
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Elara: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Elara?
We estimate approximately 1,504 people named Elara 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 227,895 Americans share this first name.
Is Elara a common name?
Elara is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,514 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Elara most popular?
Elara reached peak popularity in 2024, when 208 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Elara is approximately 7 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Elara a female name?
Elara is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Elara Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Elara Smith, Elara Johnson, Elara 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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