Eylah

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Eylah by the numbers

Eylah was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 6 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.

What we can tell you about Eylah

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 Eylah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Ellahgoddess or oak tree; a variant of Ella36 in the US (2017)
  • Elahoak tree17 in the US (2017)
  • Eylastrength of God; a form of Eyal17 in the US (2017)
  • Eilah9 in the US (2017)
  • Eyvah6 in the US (2017)
  • Emmahwhole, universal; variant of Emma24 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Eylah

Names that are said the same way as Eylah, 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)
  • Ealanoble or precious19 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ela54 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Elea13 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ellea6 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Eylah

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