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Ela

Ela: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“terebinth tree”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
EH-lah · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Ela is a Hebrew name meaning 'terebinth tree'. It is also used in Poland as a short form of names such as Elżbieta, but that Polish use has a different origin.

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How popular is Ela?

202436.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Ela in 2024118

2024 rank#1,715 girls

Peak year2018

Total US babies since 18802,711

Ela has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Ela

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
  • Elianamy God has answered · Hebrew
  • Abigailmy father is joy · Hebrew
  • Naomipleasantness · Hebrew
  • Hannahgrace; favor · Hebrew
  • Maryuncertain, traditionally beloved or bitter · Hebrew
  • Delilahdelicate · Hebrew
  • Jordanto flow down · Hebrew

Ela questions

What does the name Ela mean?

Ela means "terebinth tree". It comes from Hebrew. Ela is a Hebrew name meaning 'terebinth tree'. It is also used in Poland as a short form of names such as Elżbieta, but that Polish use has a different origin.

Is Ela a boy or girl name?

Ela is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Ela?

118 US babies were named Ela in 2024. Its peak year was 2018.

How do you pronounce Ela?

Ela is usually pronounced EH-lah.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.