Elay
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 3 babies a year in England and Wales.
Elay by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Elay.
Its American peak was 10 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Elay
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Elay. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Elay
Names that are said the same way as Elay, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Ellaall, completely; fairy maiden8,020 in the US (2017)
- Eilafrom the oak tree; a form of Eilah100 in the US (2017)
- Ellahgoddess or oak tree; a variant of Ella36 in the US (2017)
- Ealanoble or precious19 in England and Wales (2025)
- Eylastrength of God; a form of Eyal17 in the US (2017)
- Elea13 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Elay
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