Elaya
Girl name · #2114 in 2025 · Rare
Elaya is currently the #2114 girl name in the United States — 89 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #10866, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 20,225 girls born in 2025 was named Elaya.
The 21-year story
Elaya first appears in the Social Security records in 2004, when 8 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 89 babies and a rank of #2099. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Elaya per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Elaya in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Elaya is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Elaya will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Elaya is most common
State-level data for Elaya is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Elaya
Statistically, parents drawn to Elaya tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Milaya, Zalaya, Avaya, Miraya, and Haya.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Elaya | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 89 | #2099 |
| 2024 | 55 | #2976 |
| 2023 | 58 | #2891 |
| 2022 | 26 | #5028 |
| 2021 | 36 | #4014 |
| 2020 | 27 | #4757 |
| 2019 | 26 | #5041 |
| 2018 | 58 | #2869 |
| 2017 | 32 | #4384 |
| 2016 | 14 | #7988 |
| 2015 | 9 | #10866 |
| 2014 | 14 | #8053 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11969 |
| 2012 | 12 | #9109 |
| 2011 | 12 | #9150 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16992 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12429 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13832 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12676 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17168 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11624 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Elaya a popular girl name?
Elaya ranked #2114 among girls in 2025 with 89 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #10866.
When was the name Elaya most popular?
Elaya peaked in 2025, when 89 American girls received the name (ranked #2099 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Elaya?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 20,225 newborn American girls was named Elaya. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.