Ela is a girl's name of Turkish origin meaning “hazel.” In 2024 it was given to 118 girls in the United States.
Ela belongs to the Turkish tradition. Its meaning — “hazel” — is the sense carried by its Turkish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Ela first appears in Social Security records in 1887. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #942 in 1903, and in 2024 118 babies received the name — 2,711 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Ela means “hazel” in its Turkish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Ela is a girl name. In 2024, 118 babies received the name in the US.
Ela comes from the Turkish tradition.
Ela first appears in US records in 1887. Its best-ever ranking was #942 in 1903, and 118 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to hello@namepetal.com — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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