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Elaya

Girl

Meaning of Elaya: Hebrew: 'ascension'

Elaya is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2045th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 837th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2045

89 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#837

44 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

517

First recorded 2004 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 8 babies2005: 0 babies2006: 5 babies2007: 8 babies2008: 7 babies2009: 8 babies2010: 5 babies20102011: 12 babies2012: 12 babies2013: 8 babies2014: 14 babies2015: 9 babies2016: 14 babies2017: 32 babies2018: 58 babies2019: 26 babies2020: 27 babies20202021: 36 babies2022: 26 babies2023: 58 babies2024: 55 babies2025: 89 babies
US babies named Elaya per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 89.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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