Elya Boy & girl
How popular is Elya?
#4,248 boy name in 2025
24 baby boys were named Elya in the US in 2025, making it the 4248th most popular boy name. Another 11 girls got the name (#8,858 for girls).
Elya popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #4,248 for boys (▲ 1946 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 24 boys, 11 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+118% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #7,061 in 2015, #4,536 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2019 (28 boys) |
| Highest rank | #3,791 in 2019 |
| First recorded | 1991 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 67% boys, 33% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Elya counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Eliah family of names ranked #1,892 for boys in 2025 (#2,246 the year before), with 61 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eliah | 37 | 61% |
| Elya | 24 | 39% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Elya is most popular
Babies named Elya per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (19 boys)
Elya by decade
Boy names about as popular as Elya
Questions
- Is Elya a boy or girl name?
- Elya is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 67% of babies named Elya were boys and 33% were girls.
- How popular is the name Elya?
- 24 baby boys were named Elya in the US in 2025, making it the 4248th most popular boy name. Another 11 girls got the name (#8,858 for girls).
- When was Elya most popular?
- Elya peaked in 2019, when 28 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #3,791 in 2019.
- How many people are named Elya?
- 659 babies have been named Elya in the US since 1880. We estimate about 652 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 11.
- Where is Elya most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Elya was most common in New York, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.