Is Elia a boy or girl name?
Elia is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 320 girls and 22 boys were named Elia, so 93.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 89.5% of the 9,853 US babies named Elia were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,589
- Girl rank, 2024
- #839
- Babies named Elia since 1884
- 9,853
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 342 babies
Boys and girls named Elia, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 27 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 61 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 67 | 100% |
| 1910s | 11 | 177 | 94.1% |
| 1920s | 52 | 336 | 86.6% |
| 1930s | 37 | 383 | 91.2% |
| 1940s | 29 | 421 | 93.6% |
| 1950s | 33 | 577 | 94.6% |
| 1960s | 47 | 474 | 91% |
| 1970s | 101 | 528 | 83.9% |
| 1980s | 122 | 572 | 82.4% |
| 1990s | 112 | 744 | 86.9% |
| 2000s | 156 | 1,126 | 87.8% |
| 2010s | 188 | 1,876 | 90.9% |
| 2020s | 145 | 1,451 | 90.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22 | #4,589 | 320 | #839 |
| 2023 | 32 | #3,580 | 308 | #872 |
| 2022 | 35 | #3,355 | 294 | #919 |
| 2021 | 28 | #3,840 | 307 | #885 |
| 2020 | 28 | #3,747 | 222 | #1,098 |
| 2019 | 19 | #5,012 | 235 | #1,073 |
| 2018 | 24 | #4,264 | 216 | #1,133 |
| 2017 | 23 | #4,362 | 233 | #1,089 |
| 2016 | 20 | #4,830 | 195 | #1,252 |
| 2015 | 18 | #5,117 | 200 | #1,234 |
| 2014 | 23 | #4,299 | 177 | #1,334 |
| 2013 | 16 | #5,460 | 154 | #1,451 |
| 2012 | 16 | #5,550 | 138 | #1,577 |
| 2011 | 17 | #5,267 | 181 | #1,303 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,795 | 147 | #1,522 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,351 | 160 | #1,455 |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,850 | 135 | #1,658 |
| 2007 | 17 | #5,264 | 176 | #1,377 |
| 2006 | 19 | #4,738 | 96 | #2,052 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,344 | 107 | #1,821 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,073 | 102 | #1,858 |
| 2003 | 16 | #4,880 | 112 | #1,702 |
| 2002 | 17 | #4,561 | 84 | #2,052 |
| 2001 | 20 | #4,012 | 81 | #2,067 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,374 | 73 | #2,179 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,363 | 66 | #2,262 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,576 | 63 | #2,255 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,384 | 72 | #1,990 |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,686 | 77 | #1,886 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,243 | 74 | #1,889 |
| 1994 | 12 | #4,881 | 73 | #1,935 |
| 1993 | 16 | #3,880 | 80 | #1,820 |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,779 | 64 | #2,109 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,594 | 82 | #1,755 |
| 1990 | 16 | #3,656 | 93 | #1,607 |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,927 | 59 | #2,103 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,252 | 56 | #2,077 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,674 | 60 | #1,903 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,997 | 54 | #2,010 |
| 1985 | 12 | #3,657 | 57 | #1,933 |
| 1984 | 14 | #3,148 | 61 | #1,776 |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,690 | 45 | #2,165 |
| 1982 | 22 | #2,289 | 58 | #1,858 |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,276 | 66 | #1,718 |
| 1980 | 14 | #3,146 | 56 | #1,919 |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,221 | 63 | #1,739 |
| 1978 | 12 | #3,270 | 53 | #1,867 |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,084 | 56 | #1,808 |
| 1976 | 14 | #2,863 | 55 | #1,732 |
| 1975 | 11 | #3,301 | 69 | #1,487 |
| 1974 | 12 | #3,000 | 57 | #1,634 |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,526 | 49 | #1,777 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,999 |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,454 | 40 | #2,078 |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,611 | 46 | #1,885 |
| 1969 | 10 | #2,925 | 56 | #1,597 |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,833 | 45 | #1,755 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,891 |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,112 | 52 | #1,553 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,809 |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,741 | 39 | #1,895 |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,755 | 45 | #1,722 |
| 1962 | 9 | #2,907 | 48 | #1,633 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,455 |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,196 | 51 | #1,567 |
| 1959 | 10 | #2,703 | 56 | #1,440 |
| 1958 | 11 | #2,550 | 59 | #1,384 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,497 |
| 1956 | 6 | #3,646 | 54 | #1,440 |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,619 | 72 | #1,175 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,241 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,303 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,341 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,319 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,165 |
| 1949 | 6 | #3,427 | 49 | #1,308 |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,831 | 40 | #1,466 |
| 1947 | 7 | #3,169 | 53 | #1,244 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,280 |
| 1945 | 6 | #3,099 | 43 | #1,217 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,191 |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,687 | 31 | #1,499 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,195 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,169 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,380 |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,631 | 34 | #1,273 |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,276 | 35 | #1,236 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,119 |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,262 | 32 | #1,274 |
| 1935 | 6 | #3,365 | 44 | #1,042 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,052 |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,381 | 39 | #1,125 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,087 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,318 |
| 1930 | 8 | #3,103 | 40 | #1,181 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,162 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,295 |
| 1927 | 9 | #2,978 | 32 | #1,433 |
| 1926 | 9 | #2,975 | 32 | #1,424 |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,393 | 41 | #1,213 |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,608 | 31 | #1,509 |
| 1923 | 6 | #3,942 | 34 | #1,361 |
| 1922 | 6 | #3,981 | 27 | #1,616 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,585 |
| 1920 | 10 | #2,825 | 35 | #1,319 |
| 1919 | 6 | #3,855 | 23 | #1,708 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,652 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,443 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,820 |
| 1915 | 5 | #3,996 | 28 | #1,348 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,158 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,926 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 9 | #2,024 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,477 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 14 | #1,231 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,395 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,922 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,159 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,606 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,764 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,717 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,872 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,039 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,253 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,461 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 12 | #941 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,064 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,221 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,321 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,328 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,128 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,252 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,054 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 8 | #978 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 7 | #973 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,071 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Elia reached #2,289 in 1982. As a girl name, it reached #839 in 2024. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Elia
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.