Eleah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- e-LAY-a
- US rank, 2025
- #6,837 for girls
Eleah is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 6,837th for girls in the US (16 babies).
Where does Eleah come from?
Spelling of Elea; perhaps a short form of Eleanor, or from the ancient Greek city of Elea
Meaning borrowed from Elea.
Is Eleah a girl's or a boy's name?
Eleah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 16 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Eleah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 4 girls.
Eleah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | #7,326 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1 | #7,536 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 1 | #7,881 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
How popular is Eleah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,837among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 16about 1 in 100,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 55% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 16 girls in the US were named Eleah, making it the 6,837th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,948th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 19 girls. It first appears in the records in 1983.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more girls named Eleah than any year since 2013.
Half of all the girls named Eleah in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 255 girls in the US were given Eleah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #920, up from #6,837 for this spelling alone.
Eleah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #6,837 |
| 2024 | 15 | #7,247 |
| 2023 | 14 | #7,635 |
| 2022 | 9 | #10,377 |
| 2021 | 14 | #7,625 |
| 2020 | 11 | #8,948 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 12 | #8,612 |
| 2017 | 13 | #8,295 |
| 2016 | 15 | #7,599 |
| 2015 | 12 | #8,926 |
| 2014 | 14 | #8,050 |
| 2013 | 17 | #7,027 |
| 2012 | 15 | #7,800 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 19 | #6,808 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 15 | #7,495 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 11 | #8,751 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 1993 | 9 | #8,712 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,272 |
Names like Eleah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Elodie Delilah Amelie Emilia Isla Eliza Harper Freya Imogen Sienna Evie Eliana
Other spellings of Eleah
Names related to Eleah
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, “Eleah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/eleah, updated 20 October 2026.