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Ela

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Ela: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #372 to #1543.199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#372#1543
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#1031
1997#1543
1998#995
1999#1060
2000#897
2001#871
2002#785
2003#595
2004#473
2005#553
2006#564
2007#395
2008#411
2009#447
2010#406
2011#372
2012#434
2013#479
2014#399
2015#414
2016#454
2017#486
2018#478
2019#480
2020#478
2021#594
2022#655
2023#545
2024#670
2025#684

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2025: #431 among girls in Norway, #684 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1031 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #372 among girls in England and Wales, in 2011 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #684 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #372 in England and Wales in 2011.

Ela's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#68454HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#67057HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#54571HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#65557HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#59465HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#47884HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#48086HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#47890HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#48690HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#45496HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#414107HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#399109HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#47988HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#434106HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#372126HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#406109HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#44793HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#411104HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#395105HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#56462HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#55360HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#47373HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#59549HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#78532HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#87126HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#89724HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#106019HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#99521HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#154311HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#103119HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandfemale#4403HighVerified
2025Norwayfemale#4316HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#6255HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#9053HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandfemale#8343HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandfemale#7164HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#7344HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#8683HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#7514HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#8943HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#5607HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#5507HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#6635HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#6384HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Ela is officially recorded

5 official registrars have recorded Ela, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#372 in 2011
Republic of Ireland2010–202311#550 in 2011
Northern Ireland20131#440 in 2013
Scotland20241#638 in 2024
Norway20251#431 in 2025

Its high point came 14 years earlier in England and Wales (2011) than in Norway (2025).

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #372 in England and Wales in 2011. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.