Elara
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- e-LAR-a
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #351 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #941 for girls
Elara is a girls' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 351st for girls in the UK (136 babies) and 941st for girls in the US (275 babies).
What does Elara mean?
Greek: name from Greek mythology
In Greek myth Elara was a lover of Zeus, and one of Jupiter's moons is named after her.
Is Elara a girl's or a boy's name?
Elara is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 136 girls in the UK and 275 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Elara in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #351among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 136about 1 in 2,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 36% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 136 girls in the UK were named Elara, making it the 351st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 592nd.
2025 had the most girls named Elara of any year since it first appeared, in 2003.
Half of all the girls named Elara in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 340th in England and Wales, 474th in Scotland and 397th in Northern Ireland.
Elara in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 136 | #351 |
| 2024 | 92 | #484 |
| 2023 | 68 | #609 |
| 2022 | 73 | #583 |
| 2021 | 75 | #578 |
| 2020 | 72 | #592 |
| 2019 | 75 | #584 |
| 2018 | 71 | #631 |
| 2017 | 70 | #654 |
| 2016 | 29 | #1,243 |
| 2015 | 18 | #1,739 |
| 2014 | 24 | #1,418 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,599 |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 8 | #3,041 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
How popular is Elara in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #941among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 275about 1 in 5,800 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 39% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 275 girls in the US were named Elara, making it the 941st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,552nd. It first appears in the records in 2002.
2025 had the most girls named Elara of any year since it first appeared, in 2002.
Half of all the girls named Elara in the US since 1880 were born between 2018 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 287 girls in the US were given Elara or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #855, up from #941 for this spelling alone.
- Elara 275
- Ellara 12
Elara in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 275 | #941 |
| 2024 | 209 | #1,152 |
| 2023 | 163 | #1,377 |
| 2022 | 177 | #1,325 |
| 2021 | 149 | #1,441 |
| 2020 | 136 | #1,552 |
| 2019 | 155 | #1,436 |
| 2018 | 175 | #1,299 |
| 2017 | 126 | #1,697 |
| 2016 | 55 | #3,010 |
| 2015 | 32 | #4,402 |
| 2014 | 22 | #5,795 |
| 2013 | 23 | #5,642 |
| 2012 | 19 | #6,573 |
| 2011 | 18 | #6,852 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 13 | #8,961 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
Names like Elara
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Maeva Pippa Liyana Lyra Ayra Elora Dua Esme Aria Alara Eliana Amara
Other spellings of Elara
Ellara
Names related to Elara
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe
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, “Elara: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/elara, updated 20 October 2026.