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Elea
OriginShort form of Eleanor
Meaning"torch; shining light"
US Rank#4910
2025 SSA
About Elea
A sweet, breezy short form of Eleanor, that happens to coincide with the name of an ancient Italian town. It is a popular choice in Switzerland, Finland, and France, though the spellings Eléa and Éléa are currently preferred in the latter country. Typically pronounced like Ella, you could pronounce it eh-lee-uh, it basing it on the ancient place name, though choosing Ellia would probably avoid confusion.
Pronounced el-AY-uh.
As of October 2026, Elea ranked #4910 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3607 in 2023.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | #4,311 | 33 | 20.1 |
| 2023 | #3,607 | 43 | 26.8 |
| 2024 | #4,124 | 35 | 21.6 |
| 2025 | #4,910 | 27 | 16.8 |
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