girl's name
Elaya
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,187
England and Wales
#562
2025 births
Elaya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 89 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 89 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 37,252 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2004.
Elaya 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 | 36 |
| 2010s | 190 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 291 |
How popular is Elaya?
In 2025, Elaya was given to 89 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Elaya 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.
How Elaya is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Élaya | Élaya is a rare spelling of Elaya, written with an acute accent and recorded about 30 times, mostly in France. | 30 |
Names that peaked alongside Elaya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Elaya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Elaya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Elaya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Elaya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Elaya
How popular is the name Elaya?
In 2025, Elaya was given to 89 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Elaya a girl's or a boy's name?
Elaya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Elaya most popular?
Elaya peaked in 2025, when 89 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Elaya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Elaya currently ranks #562 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.