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Elayah

Girl

Meaning of Elayah: American: 'modern invented name'

Elayah is a girl's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4762nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3318th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4762

26 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3318

7 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

402

First recorded 2002 · peak 2023

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: 5 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 0 babies2005: 6 babies2006: 5 babies2007: 6 babies2008: 0 babies2009: 8 babies2010: 17 babies20102011: 13 babies2012: 13 babies2013: 18 babies2014: 21 babies2015: 13 babies2016: 23 babies2017: 13 babies2018: 22 babies2019: 32 babies2020: 30 babies20202021: 31 babies2022: 24 babies2023: 43 babies2024: 33 babies2025: 26 babies
US babies named Elayah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 43.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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