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By Madison Dresler · Jul 2026

Elya

OriginSlavic form of Helen
GenderGirl
Also a boy's nameShow me Elya as a boy's name
NB Rank#6266

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The name Elya peaked for girls at #5445 in 1985. Elya is occasionally used for boys in 2025.

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#95🇫🇷 France

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  • Ilya Zalmanovich "Elya" Baskin

    Latvian,American male actor

Elya in pop culture

  • Elya Gruner

    a character in Mr. Sammler's Planet, by Saul Bellow

  • Elya Yelnats

    great,great,grandfather of Stanley in the novel Holes

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Slavic Names
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