Masculine dossier · first seen 1991
Elya
Stable
Cross-generational persistence
Peak era
2019
Peak births
28
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Elya
How many people are named Elya?
An estimated 399 living Americans are named Elya.
How rare is Elya?
Elya is very rare among babies today, with 24 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 14.3% from its 2019 peak.
How old is the typical Elya?
The median age of a living American named Elya is approximately 10 years, with most bearers falling between 6 and 18 years old.
Is Elya still popular?
Yes. Elya is holding steady, with 24 births in 2025 and a consistent recent baseline.
Where is Elya most common?
Elya has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 13.8× more often than the national baseline.
1991Peak 20192025
Peak year
2019
Decline from peak
14.3%
2025
24
All-time
404
Where it lives now
Elya is most concentrated in New York — about 9.2× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Elya is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.