Elaiya
El Ayo, also known as El Ayum, is a coastal town in the eastern Sanaag region of Somaliland.
Meaning & Origin of Elaiya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
El Ayo, also known as El Ayum, is a coastal town in the eastern Sanaag region of Somaliland.
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The Story of Elaiya
Elaiya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2013, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 16 Elaiyas were born — ranking #6,963 that year. As of 2026, Elaiya ranks #8,394 for baby girls with 11 births, holding steady (-2%). In total, more than 116 Elaiyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Elaiya
Elaiya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2013 and has accumulated 116 births in the dataset. Elaiya's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #6,963. Use the chart and map above to compare Elaiya'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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