Given name
Ellora
“from the cave temples”
Ellora is used as a given name. One Indian interpretation is “from the cave temples.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Indian interpretation is “from the cave temples.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Indian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1890. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ellora through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 975
- 0 boys · 975 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 66 babies
- 2025
- 52
- #3,114 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +12%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 52 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,114 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 12.4% 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). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 693 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.
Ellora’s family of names
In English usage, Ellora has a conventional equivalent in the French form Élora.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ellora
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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