girl's name
Ellia
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,809
Scotland
#851
2016 births
Ellia is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 73 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2017, when 123 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 45,417 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1921.
Ellia over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 11 |
| 1950s | 6 |
| 1970s | 6 |
| 1990s | 33 |
| 2000s | 354 |
| 2010s | 818 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 545 |
How popular is Ellia?
In 2025, Ellia was given to 73 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Ellia 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 Ellia is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Éllia | Éllia is a rare spelling of Ellia, written with an acute accent and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Ellia
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ellia also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ellia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ellia
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ellia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ellia
How popular is the name Ellia?
In 2025, Ellia was given to 73 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Ellia a girl's or a boy's name?
Ellia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Ellia most popular?
Ellia peaked in 2017, when 123 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Ellia a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ellia currently ranks #1,372 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.