Ela is an uncommon variant of Ella that peaked in 2018 and remains in steady use.
Ela is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,562 for girl births in the United States (and #2,883 across all names), given to 135 babies. Ela first appears in 1887 and peaked in 2018 (150 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 135 | 135 | #1,562 |
| 2024 | 118 | 118 | #1,723 |
| 2023 | 110 | 110 | #1,828 |
| 2022 | 99 | 99 | #1,977 |
| 2021 | 118 | 118 | #1,743 |
| 2020 | 119 | 119 | #1,706 |
| 2019 | 136 | 136 | #1,573 |
| 2018 | 150 | 150 | #1,465 |
| 2017 | 115 | 115 | #1,805 |
| 2016 | 100 | 100 | #1,987 |
| 2015 | 99 | 99 | #2,000 |
| 2014 | 104 | 104 | #1,928 |
| 2013 | 98 | 98 | #1,993 |
| 2012 | 117 | 117 | #1,764 |
| 2011 | 116 | 116 | #1,759 |
| 2010 | 117 | 117 | #1,764 |
| 2009 | 100 | 100 | #2,047 |
| 2008 | 69 | 69 | #2,668 |
| 2007 | 73 | 73 | #2,546 |
| 2006 | 68 | 68 | #2,644 |
| 2005 | 78 | 78 | #2,301 |
| 2004 | 44 | 44 | #3,410 |
| 2003 | 44 | 44 | #3,310 |
| 2002 | 13 | 13 | #7,962 |
| 2001 | 18 | 18 | #6,148 |
| 2000 | 14 | 14 | #7,278 |
| 1999 | 12 | 12 | #7,868 |
| 1998 | 11 | 11 | #8,161 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | #12,555 |
| 1996 | 10 | — | #8,341 |
| 1995 | 6 | — | #12,220 |
| 1993 | 7 | — | #10,917 |
| 1992 | 8 | — | #9,744 |
| 1991 | 8 | — | #9,581 |
| 1990 | 8 | — | #9,515 |
| 1988 | 7 | — | #9,543 |
| 1987 | 7 | — | #9,051 |
| 1984 | 5 | — | #10,879 |
| 1983 | 5 | — | #10,745 |
| 1977 | 6 | — | #8,747 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | #9,478 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | #8,626 |
| 1967 | 5 | — | #7,070 |
| 1962 | 8 | — | #4,984 |
| 1960 | 5 | — | #6,630 |
| 1958 | 6 | — | #5,605 |
| 1936 | 7 | — | #3,468 |
| 1935 | 7 | — | #3,503 |
| 1932 | 7 | — | #3,671 |
| 1931 | 7 | — | #3,586 |
| 1930 | 11 | — | #2,738 |
| 1929 | 10 | — | #2,985 |
| 1928 | 11 | — | #2,825 |
| 1927 | 8 | — | #3,635 |
| 1926 | 6 | — | #4,454 |
| 1925 | 9 | — | #3,449 |
| 1924 | 5 | — | #5,286 |
| 1923 | 11 | — | #2,977 |
| 1922 | 6 | — | #4,602 |
| 1921 | 9 | — | #3,484 |
| 1920 | 13 | — | #2,628 |
| 1919 | 12 | — | #2,693 |
| 1918 | 8 | — | #3,597 |
| 1917 | 9 | — | #3,162 |
| 1916 | 13 | — | #2,405 |
| 1915 | 9 | — | #2,963 |
| 1914 | 12 | — | #2,044 |
| 1912 | 6 | — | #2,728 |
| 1911 | 7 | — | #2,021 |
| 1909 | 7 | — | #1,816 |
| 1906 | 7 | — | #1,603 |
| 1905 | 6 | — | #1,763 |
| 1904 | 6 | — | #1,715 |
| 1903 | 14 | — | #942 |
| 1902 | 9 | — | #1,244 |
| 1901 | 6 | — | #1,535 |
| 1900 | 7 | — | #1,617 |
| 1899 | 5 | — | #1,668 |
| 1898 | 13 | — | #976 |
| 1897 | 9 | — | #1,102 |
| 1896 | 7 | — | #1,328 |
| 1893 | 5 | — | #1,487 |
| 1892 | 5 | — | #1,514 |
| 1891 | 6 | — | #1,243 |
| 1889 | 7 | — | #1,052 |
| 1888 | 7 | — | #1,065 |
| 1887 | 5 | — | #1,187 |