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Ela

Girl

Meaning of Ela: Turkish: 'hazel eye'

Ela is a girl's name most strongly associated with Turkish naming. It has 3 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1506th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 670th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1506

135 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#670

57 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,846

First recorded 1887 · peak 2018

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 5 babies1984: 5 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 7 babies1988: 7 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 8 babies19901991: 8 babies1992: 8 babies1993: 7 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 6 babies1996: 10 babies1997: 6 babies1998: 11 babies1999: 12 babies2000: 14 babies20002001: 18 babies2002: 13 babies2003: 44 babies2004: 44 babies2005: 78 babies2006: 68 babies2007: 73 babies2008: 69 babies2009: 100 babies2010: 117 babies20102011: 116 babies2012: 117 babies2013: 98 babies2014: 104 babies2015: 99 babies2016: 100 babies2017: 115 babies2018: 150 babies2019: 136 babies2020: 119 babies20202021: 118 babies2022: 99 babies2023: 110 babies2024: 118 babies2025: 135 babies
US babies named Ela per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 150.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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