Elia
- Pronunciation
- [E-li-a]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- My God Is Jehovah. Variant Of Hebrew Elijah.
- Origin
- Spanish
Elia Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 1,033 baby boys have been named Elia. The name peaked in 2022 with 35 US births that year (rank #3355). In 2024, ranked #4589 nationally — 1,234 places below its 2022 peak.
Top States for Elia
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Elia births are: California (25), New York (23), Alaska (5).
Other Spanish-Origin Names Like Elia
If you like Elia's Spanish origin, consider these related names: Abran, Abril, Adana, Adelita, Adella. Browse all Spanish names →
4-Letter Names Starting with E
Names with Elia's exact length and starting letter: Eada, Eara, Earc, Earh, Earl.
Quick Facts About Elia
US Popularity History (2021–2025)
Annual US births named Elia by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2024 with 320 girls named Elia (girl rank #839 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2025, ranked #970 for girls (263 US births). That's 131 places below its 2024 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Elia Most Popular?
Average girl-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Elia the strongest states are Oregon, California, Colorado.
Strongest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | #568 | 18 |
| 2 | California | #695 | 458 |
| 3 | Colorado | #704 | 31 |
| 4 | Arizona | #724 | 72 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | #749 | 32 |
| 6 | Washington | #773 | 61 |
| 7 | Texas | #785 | 273 |
| 8 | New Jersey | #824 | 46 |
| 9 | Minnesota | #872 | 26 |
| 10 | Florida | #892 | 104 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Elia in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
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Compare Elia to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Elia against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).
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