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Ela Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Ela?

The uncommon name Ela was the 1,458th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

Ela, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #942 was reached in 1903.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2018 with 150 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Ela in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1994.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Ela occurred roughly during the years 1997-2005, 2006-2010, and 2015-2017.

Where is the name Ela popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at or near its highest point.

For a number of years, the name Ela has been soaring upward in popularity. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Ela has risen.

The name Ela is still rare but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Ela (Girl)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 150 1,458
2017 115 1,800
2016 100 1,984
2015 99 1,997
2014 102 1,958
2013 98 1,991
2012 117 1,762
2011 116 1,759
2010 117 1,764
2009 100 2,047
2008 69 2,668
2007 73 2,544
2006 68 2,643
2005 78 2,300
2004 44 3,406
2003 43 3,369
2002 13 7,959
2001 18 6,146
2000 14 7,271
1999 12 7,866
1998 11 8,158
1997 6 12,554
1996 10 8,340
1995 6 12,220
1994 < 5 --
1993 7 10,916
1992 8 9,741
1991 8 9,580
1990 8 9,511
1989 < 5 --
1988 7 9,540
1987 7 9,049
1986 < 5 --
1985 < 5 --
1984 5 10,870
1983 5 10,740
1982 < 5 --
1981 < 5 --
1980 < 5 --
1979 < 5 --
1978 < 5 --
1977 6 8,748
1976 < 5 --
1975 5 9,476
1974 < 5 --
1973 < 5 --
1972 5 8,626
1971 < 5 --
1970 < 5 --
1969 < 5 --
1968 < 5 --
1967 5 7,068
1966 < 5 --
1965 < 5 --
1964 < 5 --
1963 < 5 --
1962 8 4,987
1961 < 5 --
1960 5 6,629
1959 < 5 --
1958 6 5,607
1957 < 5 --
1956 < 5 --
1955 < 5 --
1954 < 5 --
1953 < 5 --
1952 < 5 --
1951 < 5 --
1950 < 5 --
1949 < 5 --
1948 < 5 --
1947 < 5 --
1946 < 5 --
1945 < 5 --
1944 < 5 --
1943 < 5 --
1942 < 5 --
1941 < 5 --
1940 < 5 --
1939 < 5 --
1938 < 5 --
1937 < 5 --
1936 7 3,468
1935 7 3,502
1934 < 5 --
1933 < 5 --
1932 7 3,671
1931 7 3,586
1930 11 2,739
1929 10 2,984
1928 11 2,823
1927 8 3,635
1926 6 4,453
1925 9 3,448
1924 5 5,286
1923 11 2,977
1922 6 4,602
1921 9 3,484
1920 13 2,628
1919 12 2,693
1918 8 3,597
1917 9 3,162
1916 13 2,405
1915 9 2,963
1914 12 2,044
1913 < 5 --
1912 6 2,728
1911 7 2,021
1910 < 5 --
1909 7 1,816
1908 < 5 --
1907 < 5 --
1906 7 1,603
1905 6 1,763
1904 6 1,715
1903 14 942
1902 9 1,244
1901 6 1,535
1900 7 1,618
1899 5 1,668
1898 13 976
1897 9 1,102
1896 7 1,328
1895 < 5 --
1894 < 5 --
1893 5 1,487
1892 5 1,514
1891 6 1,243
1890 < 5 --
1889 7 1,052
1888 7 1,065
1887 5 1,187
1886 < 5 --
1885 < 5 --
1884 < 5 --
1883 < 5 --
1882 < 5 --
1881 < 5 --
1880 < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.