Elah
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning oak tree.
Babies a year
17
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Elah by the numbers
Elah was given to 17 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 33 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Elah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Elanenthusiasm; liveliness; spirited vigor142 in the US (2017)
- Ellahgoddess or oak tree; a variant of Ella36 in the US (2017)
- Evahliving; life-giving; variant of Eva23 in the US (2017)
- Elahiof god; divine11 in England and Wales (2025)
- Eloahoak tree; variant of Elah or Aliyah5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ela54 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Elah
Names that are said the same way as Elah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a tree
Like Elah, each of these has a tree in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Oliviaolive tree; symbol of peace18,642 in the US (2017)
- Hazelthe hazel tree; hazel-eyed5,019 in the US (2017)
- Rowanlittle red one; the rowan tree1,398 in England and Wales (2025)
- Willowthe willow tree; grace, flexibility1,384 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ashleyash tree meadow2,549 in the US (2017)
- Arlofortified hill; barberry tree2,083 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Elah
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