Elya is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2019 and remains in steady use.
Elya is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,288 among boys (24) and #9,031 among girls (11) — overall #7,160 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | 35 | #9,031 | #4,288 |
| 2024 | 29 | 29 | #7,349 | #6,274 |
| 2023 | 32 | 32 | #7,365 | #5,523 |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 | #9,905 | #5,084 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | #11,420 | #4,680 |
| 2020 | 32 | 32 | #9,128 | #4,589 |
| 2019 | 38 | 38 | #9,958 | #3,826 |
| 2018 | 31 | 31 | #14,327 | #4,126 |
| 2017 | 26 | 26 | #14,662 | #4,793 |
| 2016 | 30 | 30 | #9,609 | #4,995 |
| 2015 | 22 | 22 | #9,678 | #7,208 |
| 2014 | 17 | 17 | #13,499 | #7,718 |
| 2013 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,006 |
| 2012 | 20 | 20 | #11,559 | #7,197 |
| 2011 | 15 | 15 | #17,583 | #7,660 |
| 2010 | 22 | 22 | #12,651 | #6,139 |
| 2009 | 16 | 16 | #18,146 | #7,353 |
| 2008 | 26 | 26 | #11,890 | #5,317 |
| 2007 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,238 |
| 2006 | 15 | 15 | #15,710 | #8,198 |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,487 |
| 2004 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,364 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 | — | #9,957 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | — | #11,215 |
| 2001 | 17 | 17 | #16,088 | #5,783 |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 | — | #8,470 |
| 1999 | 6 | 6 | — | #9,050 |
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | — | #10,109 |
| 1997 | 8 | — | — | #6,809 |
| 1994 | 10 | — | #14,106 | #9,250 |
| 1992 | 10 | — | #13,949 | #8,834 |
| 1991 | 10 | — | #13,818 | #8,604 |
| 1990 | 8 | — | #9,530 | — |
| 1989 | 9 | — | #8,239 | — |
| 1988 | 8 | — | #8,627 | — |
| 1987 | 7 | — | #9,061 | — |
| 1986 | 11 | — | #6,295 | — |
| 1985 | 13 | — | #5,445 | — |
| 1984 | 10 | — | #6,431 | — |
| 1983 | 6 | — | #9,367 | — |