Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Elara

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #942 Trend ↑ Rising 44%
Rank 2025
#942
among girls · ↑211 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
275
named Elara · +32% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,845
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
275 babies
All-time total
1,790
#5,084 all-time among girls
First recorded
2002
in Social Security records

Elara popularity over time

1,790 babies have been named Elara since 2002, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s – – – –
2000s 48 5 – #9,120
2010s 633 63 +1219% #1,301
2020s (to 2025) 1,109 185 +192% #942

Where Elara is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 292 0.18 outside top 500
2027 308 0.19 outside top 500
2028 321 0.20 outside top 500
2029 333 0.21 outside top 500
2030 344 0.21 outside top 500

Where Elara is most popular

Girls named Elara per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.120 per 1,000. Strongest in Colorado, Washington, and Arizona.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Elara born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Colorado 25 0.224 +87%
Washington 27 0.187 +56%
Arizona 24 0.171 +43%
New York 66 0.167 +39%
Pennsylvania 38 0.161 +34%
California 131 0.156 +30%
Florida 65 0.152 +27%
Virginia 23 0.135 +13%
Illinois 29 0.127 +6%
Michigan 23 0.126 +5%
North Carolina 27 0.119 ≈ national
Wisconsin 12 0.117 ≈ national
Texas 91 0.113 -6%
Nevada 5 0.108 -10%
Alabama 9 0.096 -20%
Massachusetts 11 0.091 -24%
Connecticut 5 0.086 -28%
Utah 7 0.084 -30%
Tennessee 13 0.082 -32%
Oregon 5 0.077 -36%
Ohio 18 0.076 -37%
Minnesota 8 0.074 -38%
Maryland 6 0.057 -53%
South Carolina 5 0.056 -54%
Indiana 7 0.050 -58%
Georgia 9 0.040 -67%
New Jersey 6 0.033 -72%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Elara

Elara is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #942 in 2025 with 275 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2002, 1,790 American babies have been named Elara. Its peak came in 2025, when 275 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Elara stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Elara?

The median living Elara is about 4 years old; half are between 1 and 7. An estimated 1,800 people named Elara are alive in the United States today.

median 4 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Elara year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 275 #942
2024 209 #1,153
2023 163 #1,382
2022 177 #1,326
2021 149 #1,443
2020 136 #1,554
2019 155 #1,437
2018 175 #1,301
2017 126 #1,700
2016 55 #3,025
2015 32 #4,428
2014 22 #5,848
2013 23 #5,704
2012 19 #6,679
2011 18 #6,937
2010 8 #12,632
2009 8 #12,785
2008 13 #9,120
2007 – –
2006 – –
2005 7 #13,412
2004 7 #13,158
2003 5 #16,507
2002 8 #11,431
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Elara, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Elara?

The median living Elara is about 4 years old. Half of all living Elaras are between 1 and 7 years old.

How many people named Elara are alive today?

An estimated 1,800 people named Elara are alive in the United States, based on 1,790 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Elara in 2025?

Elara ranked #942 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 275 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Elara?

1,790 babies have been named Elara in the United States since 2002, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Elara most popular?

Elara peaked in 2025, when 275 newborns received the name.

Is Elara a boy or girl name?

Elara is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Elara rising or falling?

Elara is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Elara become more popular?

Elara is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 344 girls named Elara in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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