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Elia

/əˈlaɪə/ · 89% girls · #970 in the US for girls, 2025

Elia has been given to about 10,159 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2024, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/əˈlaɪə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 8,896
Median age today19 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Elia per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2024 · 343
  • Born in 2025304
  • All time10,159
  • England & Wales, 2025#910 · 57

How popular is Elia?

Elia ranks 970th among American girls in 2025, with 304 born that year. Its best year was 2024, when 343 babies were given the name, ranking 841st. The typical living American called Elia is about 19 years old today. It is relatively most common in Kansas, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Elia

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Celia0.85
  2. Delia0.85
  3. Lelia0.85
  4. Elvia0.85
  5. Melia0.85
  6. Eliza0.79
  7. Elisa0.79
  8. Elida0.79

Middle names for Elia

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

Sibling names for Elia

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Danisister · 0.98
  2. Vincenzobrother · 0.97
  3. Rivkasister · 0.97
  4. Dariobrother · 0.97
  5. Violetasister · 0.97
  6. Valentinbrother · 0.97

Where Elia is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Kansas0.02%
  2. California0.02%
  3. Arizona0.02%
  4. Washington0.02%
  5. Indiana0.01%

With a common surname

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

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

Elia 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.