Feminine dossier · first seen 1887

Ela

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Ela
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2018

Peak rank proxy

150

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1887Peak 20182024

Peak year

2018

Decline from peak

21.3%

2024

118

All-time

2,711

Ela has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2018, when 150 girls were named Ela.

In 2024, only 118 girls were given the name.

Down 21.3% from its peak.

All told, about 2,711 Americans have been named Ela and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1887.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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