girl's name
Elara
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 3,004
the United States
#941
2025 births
Elara is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 275 babies in the United States, ranking #941. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2025, when 275 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 12,056 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2002.
Elara over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 48 |
| 2010s | 633 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,109 |
How popular is Elara?
In 2025, Elara was given to 275 babies in the United States, ranking #941 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Elara is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Elara
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Elara also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Elara over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Elara
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Elara — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Elara
How popular is the name Elara?
In 2025, Elara was given to 275 babies in the United States, ranking #941 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Elara a girl's or a boy's name?
Elara is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Elara most popular?
Elara peaked in 2025, when 275 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Elara a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Elara currently ranks #340 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.