Eala
Girl · AL-a · Irish
Big in Northern Ireland
Eala is a girls' name of Irish origin, meaning “swan”. In 2025 it ranked 812th for girls in the UK (48 babies).
What does Eala mean?
Irish: Irish word used as a name
“swan”
From the Irish word for swan, recalling the legend of the Children of Lir, who were turned into swans.
- Say it
- AL-a
Is Eala a girl's or a boy's name?
Eala is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 48 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Eala in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #812among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 48about 1 in 5,800 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 850% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 48 girls in the UK were named Eala, making it the 812th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,734th.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had the most girls named Eala of any year since it first appeared, in 2005.
Half of all the girls named Eala in the UK since 1996 were born between 2023 and 2025, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,584th in England and Wales and 71st in Northern Ireland.
Eala in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48 | #812 |
| 2024 | 33 | #1,084 |
| 2023 | 14 | #2,070 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,615 |
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 2018 | 1 | #7,536 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1 | #7,664 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1 | #7,592 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1 | #7,520 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1 | #6,340 |
Names like Eala
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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