Given name
Ellea
“from a foreign land”
Ellea is a variant of Ella. One German interpretation is “from a foreign land.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ellea is a variant of Ella. One German interpretation is “from a foreign land.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ellea is a variant of Ella. An origin associated with Ella is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2000. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ellea through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 98
- 0 boys · 98 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #10,333 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,333 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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