girls' name ★ peaked 2024

Elora

Meaning Elora is a feminine given name of uncertain origin Gender Girl Rank 2025 #354 Trend ↑ Rising 114%

Elora is a feminine given name of uncertain origin.

Rank 2025
#354
among girls · ↑10 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
861
named Elora
How common
1 in 1,867
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
861 babies
All-time total
8,811
#1,820 all-time among girls
First recorded
1898
in Social Security records

Elora popularity over time

8,811 babies have been named Elora since 1898, 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
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 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 5 1 – #1,783
1900s – – – –
1910s 50 5 – #2,454
1920s 88 9 +76% #2,534
1930s 38 4 -57% #2,792
1940s 51 5 +34% #3,250
1950s 32 3 -37% #3,761
1960s 23 2 -28% #5,895
1970s 13 1 -43% #7,510
1980s 133 13 +923% #1,606
1990s 620 62 +366% #1,638
2000s 1,041 104 +68% #1,654
2010s 2,656 266 +155% #724
2020s (to 2025) 4,061 677 +155% #354

Where Elora 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 976 0.61 #313
2027 1,086 0.68 #285
2028 1,189 0.74 #263
2029 1,284 0.80 #242
2030 1,370 0.85 #223

Where Elora is most popular

Girls named Elora per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.444 per 1,000. Strongest in Montana, Alaska, and Maine.

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 Elora 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
Montana 20 1.48 +232%
Alaska 12 1.39 +214%
Maine 19 1.23 +176%
New Mexico 26 1.07 +141%
Colorado 114 1.02 +130%
Idaho 33 0.986 +122%
Maryland 82 0.774 +74%
Oregon 49 0.753 +69%
Washington 106 0.734 +65%
Virginia 123 0.722 +62%
West Virginia 18 0.687 +55%
Tennessee 108 0.682 +53%
Massachusetts 81 0.670 +51%
Wisconsin 69 0.670 +51%
Nebraska 24 0.668 +50%
Oklahoma 49 0.666 +50%
Utah 55 0.661 +49%
Kentucky 54 0.631 +42%
Hawaii 7 0.611 +37%
Pennsylvania 139 0.588 +32%
Connecticut 34 0.584 +31%
Nevada 27 0.581 +31%
North Carolina 130 0.571 +28%
Arizona 80 0.570 +28%
Minnesota 60 0.556 +25%
Indiana 77 0.548 +23%
Kansas 31 0.537 +21%
Florida 228 0.533 +20%
Ohio 124 0.523 +18%
Missouri 62 0.514 +16%
Iowa 30 0.513 +16%
Michigan 88 0.483 +9%
Georgia 109 0.480 +8%
Alabama 45 0.479 +8%
New York 177 0.447 ≈ national
South Carolina 40 0.445 ≈ national
Texas 348 0.433 ≈ national
District of Columbia 5 0.422 -5%
Louisiana 36 0.411 -7%
Illinois 90 0.393 -12%
New Jersey 69 0.382 -14%
North Dakota 5 0.380 -14%
Arkansas 20 0.378 -15%
California 318 0.378 -15%
South Dakota 5 0.350 -21%
Mississippi 13 0.278 -37%
Delaware – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Elora

Elora is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #354 in 2025 with 861 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1898, 8,811 American babies have been named Elora. Its peak came in 2024, when 861 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 Elora stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Elora?

The median living Elora is about 6 years old; half are between 2 and 14. An estimated 8,600 people named Elora are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

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

Elora year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 861 #354
2024 861 #364
2023 713 #433
2022 613 #512
2021 558 #547
2020 455 #636
2019 326 #833
2018 393 #724
2017 384 #736
2016 376 #759
2015 283 #958
2014 237 #1,081
2013 193 #1,239
2012 160 #1,425
2011 181 #1,304
2010 123 #1,704
2009 127 #1,727
2008 136 #1,654
2007 111 #1,880
2006 119 #1,746
2005 109 #1,793
2004 111 #1,738
2003 105 #1,790
2002 86 #2,021
2001 58 #2,609
2000 79 #2,080
1995 53 #2,431
1990 91 #1,638
1985 – –
1980 8 #7,611
1975 – –
1970 – –
1965 – –
1960 6 #5,895
1955 5 #6,108
1950 9 #3,761
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 6 #3,892
1930 6 #4,192
1925 9 #3,459
1920 9 #3,411
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Elora?

The median living Elora is about 6 years old. Half of all living Eloras are between 2 and 14 years old.

How many people named Elora are alive today?

An estimated 8,600 people named Elora are alive in the United States, based on 8,811 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Elora mean?

Elora is a feminine given name of uncertain origin.

How popular is the name Elora in 2025?

Elora ranked #354 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 861 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Elora?

8,811 babies have been named Elora in the United States since 1898, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Elora most popular?

Elora peaked in 2024, when 861 newborns received the name.

Is Elora a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Elora rising or falling?

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

Will Elora become more popular?

Elora is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,370 girls named Elora in 2030, which would rank around #223. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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