Elaha
Elaha is a 2023 German drama film directed by Milena Aboyan in her feature-length debut. The film stars Bayan Layla as a young Kurdish-German woman confronting cultural expectations and personal freedom in the lead-up to her arranged marriage. Elaha premiered at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival in the Perspektive Deutsches Kino section.
Meaning & Origin of Elaha
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Elaha is a 2023 German drama film directed by Milena Aboyan in her feature-length debut. The film stars Bayan Layla as a young Kurdish-German woman confronting cultural expectations and personal freedom in the lead-up to her arranged marriage. Elaha premiered at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival in the Perspektive Deutsches Kino section.
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The Story of Elaha
Elaha first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2024, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 5 Elahas were born — ranking #15,243 that year. As of 2026, Elaha ranks #15,243 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Elahas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
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About the name Elaha
Elaha is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2024 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Elaha's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #15,243. Use the chart and map above to compare Elaha's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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