Elaia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- e-LY-a
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,163 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,895 for girls
Elaia is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 1,163rd for girls in the UK (30 babies) and 2,895th for girls in the US (58 babies).
Where does Elaia come from?
Possibly from Greek elaia, olive; also a modern form of names like Ella
Is Elaia a girl's or a boy's name?
Elaia is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 30 girls in the UK and 58 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Elaia in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,163among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 30about 1 in 9,300 girls
- Five-year trend
- Newly popularnew in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 30 girls in the UK were named Elaia, making it the 1,163rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,744th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 61 girls.
Half of all the girls named Elaia in the UK since 1996 were born between 2022 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 87 girls in the UK were given Elaia or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #495, up from #1,163 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,110th in England and Wales.
Elaia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | #1,163 |
| 2024 | 61 | #677 |
| 2023 | 54 | #727 |
| 2022 | 36 | #1,027 |
| 2021 | 29 | #1,231 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1 | #7,682 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 1 | #7,629 |
How popular is Elaia in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,895among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 58about 1 in 28,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 230% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 58 girls in the US were named Elaia, making it the 2,895th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,483rd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 64 girls. It first appears in the records in 2010.
Half of all the girls named Elaia in the US since 1880 were born between 2020 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 200 girls in the US were given Elaia or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,058, up from #2,895 for this spelling alone.
Elaia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58 | #2,895 |
| 2024 | 64 | #2,694 |
| 2023 | 53 | #3,091 |
| 2022 | 27 | #4,904 |
| 2021 | 29 | #4,603 |
| 2020 | 22 | #5,483 |
| 2019 | 22 | #5,608 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10,540 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
Names like Elaia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Alaia Aria Esme Dua Maeva Elara Elora Elodie Croia Alora Liyana Pippa
Other spellings of Elaia
Names related to Elaia
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Elaia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/elaia, updated 20 October 2026.