A reliable meaning for Eilah isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2009. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Eilah through the years
Babies since 1880
231
0 boys · 231 girls
Most popular year
2020
28 babies
2025
18
#6,384 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+26%
Rising
Eilah in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2009–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 18 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,384 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 25.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.