Given name

Elira

Elira is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Elira 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 2008. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Elira through the years

Babies since 1880
190
0 boys · 190 girls
Most popular year
2025
34 babies
2025
34
#4,205 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+112%
Rising fast
01020302025Highest share 202521
Elira in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2008–2025, 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.

Where it’s given

Most at home inNew York
FewerMore, relative to births Not published
2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: New York (6).

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 34 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,205 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 112.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6).

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

EliraElviraEdlira

The ring: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Elira, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Eliora

“God is my light”

51UncommonRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Enara

“swallow”

16Very rareRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Omara

15Very rareRising fast

>99% girls

Cornish · Modern

Ellory

“resembling a swan”

37RareRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Auora

11Very rare

>99% girls

Modern

Alloura

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Elira’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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