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Girl name

Elaya

100% girls · 89 born in 2025

Elaya has been given to about 517 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 514
Median age today5 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Elaya per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 89
  • Born in 202589
  • All time517
  • England & Wales, 2025#565 · 71

How popular is Elaya?

Its best year was 2025, when 89 babies were given the name, ranking 2108th. The typical living American called Elaya is about 5 years old today. It is relatively most common in Washington, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Elaya

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Elayna0.81
  2. Alaya0.80
  3. Elana0.79
  4. Elaina0.74
  5. Elia0.70
  6. Malaya0.70
  7. Elvia0.70
  8. Maya0.65

Middle names for Elaya

Ranked by flow score
  1. Elaya Josephine0.84
  2. Elaya Rose0.83
  3. Elaya Louise0.83
  4. Elaya June0.82
  5. Elaya Pearl0.82
  6. Elaya Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Elaya

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Azaiahbrother · 0.92
  2. Matheobrother · 0.91
  3. Oziasbrother · 0.91
  4. Rynleesister · 0.90
  5. Lakelynsister · 0.90
  6. Laylanisister · 0.89

Where Elaya is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Washington0.01%
  2. Florida0.00%
  3. New York0.00%
  4. Texas0.00%
  5. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Elaya White0.78
  2. Elaya Reyes0.78
  3. Elaya Nguyen0.78
  4. Elaya Moore0.78
  5. Elaya Lee0.78
  6. Elaya Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Elaya

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Elaya across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.