Boy or Girl

Is Ela a boy or girl name?

Ela is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 118 girls and 0 boys were named Ela, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,711 US babies named Ela were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
#1,713
Babies named Ela since 1887
2,711
Most popular year
2018
150 babies
Babies named Ela each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Ela from 1887 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.0501001502001900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Ela, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s019100%
1890s050100%
1900s062100%
1910s076100%
1920s088100%
1930s039100%
1940s00–
1950s06100%
1960s018100%
1970s016100%
1980s024100%
1990s076100%
2000s0521100%
2010s01,152100%
2020s0564100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–118#1,713
20230–110#1,826
20220–99#1,976
20210–118#1,742
20200–119#1,705
20190–136#1,572
20180–150#1,464
20170–115#1,804
20160–100#1,987
20150–99#2,000
20140–104#1,928
20130–98#1,993
20120–117#1,764
20110–116#1,759
20100–117#1,764
20090–100#2,047
20080–69#2,668
20070–73#2,546
20060–68#2,644
20050–78#2,300
20040–44#3,410
20030–44#3,309
20020–13#7,961
20010–18#6,148
20000–14#7,276
19990–12#7,868
19980–11#8,160
19970–6#12,555
19960–10#8,341
19950–6#12,220
19940–0–
19930–7#10,917
19920–8#9,743
19910–8#9,583
19900–8#9,515
19890–0–
19880–7#9,542
19870–7#9,053
19860–0–
19850–0–
19840–5#10,878
19830–5#10,743
19820–0–
19810–0–
19800–0–
19790–0–
19780–0–
19770–6#8,746
19760–0–
19750–5#9,478
19740–0–
19730–0–
19720–5#8,626
19710–0–
19700–0–
19690–0–
19680–0–
19670–5#7,068
19660–0–
19650–0–
19640–0–
19630–0–
19620–8#4,985
19610–0–
19600–5#6,629
19590–0–
19580–6#5,604
19570–0–
19560–0–
19550–0–
19540–0–
19530–0–
19520–0–
19510–0–
19500–0–
19490–0–
19480–0–
19470–0–
19460–0–
19450–0–
19440–0–
19430–0–
19420–0–
19410–0–
19400–0–
19390–0–
19380–0–
19370–0–
19360–7#3,468
19350–7#3,503
19340–0–
19330–0–
19320–7#3,671
19310–7#3,586
19300–11#2,738
19290–10#2,985
19280–11#2,825
19270–8#3,635
19260–6#4,454
19250–9#3,449
19240–5#5,286
19230–11#2,977
19220–6#4,601
19210–9#3,484
19200–13#2,628
19190–12#2,693
19180–8#3,597
19170–9#3,162
19160–13#2,405
19150–9#2,963
19140–12#2,044
19130–0–
19120–6#2,728
19110–7#2,021
19100–0–
19090–7#1,816
19080–0–
19070–0–
19060–7#1,603
19050–6#1,763
19040–6#1,715
19030–14#942
19020–9#1,244
19010–6#1,535
19000–7#1,617
18990–5#1,668
18980–13#976
18970–9#1,102
18960–7#1,328
18950–0–
18940–0–
18930–5#1,487
18920–5#1,514
18910–6#1,243
18900–0–
18890–7#1,052
18880–7#1,065
18870–5#1,187

Highest rank

Ela has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #942 in 1903. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Ela

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.