Given name & surname
Ellia
“from a foreign land”
Ellia is a variant of Ella. One German interpretation is “from a foreign land.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ellia is a variant of Ella. One German interpretation is “from a foreign land.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ellia 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 1921. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ellia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,773
- 0 boys · 1,773 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 123 babies
- 2025
- 73
- #2,445 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −15%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 73 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,445 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 14.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 123 in 2017. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (17). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,360 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ellia
- Ellia GreenAustralian rugby union playerborn 1993
- Ellia EnglishAmerican actressborn 1960
- Ellia SmedingBritish speed skaterborn 1998
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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