Ellora
Girl name · #3101 in 2025 · Uniqueness 74/100
Ellora is currently the #3101 girl name in the United States — 52 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #3129, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 34,615 girls born in 2025 was named Ellora.
Babies named Ellora per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 135-year story
Ellora first appears in the Social Security records in 1890, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 66 babies and a rank of #2646. 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.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Ellora in class?
Ellora scores 74 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Ellora will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Ellora is most common
State-level data for Ellora is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Ellora
Statistically, parents drawn to Ellora tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Ellanora, Sonora, Noora, Samora, and Tzipora.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Ellora | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52 | #3100 |
| 2024 | 48 | #3277 |
| 2023 | 66 | #2646 |
| 2022 | 56 | #2956 |
| 2021 | 49 | #3250 |
| 2020 | 53 | #3015 |
| 2019 | 50 | #3172 |
| 2018 | 40 | #3739 |
| 2017 | 52 | #3091 |
| 2016 | 46 | #3411 |
| 2015 | 53 | #3129 |
| 2014 | 35 | #4178 |
| 2013 | 38 | #3918 |
| 2012 | 48 | #3364 |
| 2011 | 27 | #5063 |
| 2010 | 25 | #5414 |
| 2009 | 18 | #7066 |
| 2008 | 24 | #5750 |
| 2007 | 18 | #7092 |
| 2006 | 21 | #6125 |
| 2005 | 15 | #7500 |
| 2004 | 12 | #8716 |
| 2003 | 21 | #5586 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11108 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10102 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Ellora a popular girl name?
Ellora ranked #3101 among girls in 2025 with 52 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3129.
When was the name Ellora most popular?
Ellora peaked in 2023, when 66 American girls received the name (ranked #2646 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Ellora?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 34,615 newborn American girls was named Ellora. It scores 74/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify 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.