Elea
Elea or Éléa in French, is a feminine first name. It is a diminutive of Eleanor or its variants. In French, other frequent spelling variants are Ellea, Elhéa, and Eleah.
Meaning & Origin of Elea
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Elea or Éléa in French, is a feminine first name. It is a diminutive of Eleanor or its variants. In French, other frequent spelling variants are Ellea, Elhéa, and Eleah.
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The Story of Elea
Elea first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1983, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 45 Eleas were born — ranking #3,445 that year. As of 2026, Elea ranks #3,445 for baby girls with 45 births, rising sharply (+187% over the past five years). In total, more than 450 Eleas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Elea
Elea is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1983 and has accumulated 450 births in the dataset. Elea's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #3,445. Use the chart and map above to compare Elea'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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