Girl name
Ela name meaning
“hazel; a greenish-brown eye colour”
Ela means hazel, the eye colour combining green and brown tones. It comes from the Turkish colour word ela, associated with ala. In Türkiye, it is a feminine given name. An iris showing interwoven green and brown illustrates the colour that gives the name its meaning.
What does Ela mean?
Hazel; a greenish-brown eye colour
In Turkish: yeşil ve kahverengi tonlu göz rengi
Ela evokes the mixture of green and brown tones found especially in eyes. The phrase ela göz, “hazel eyes,” is an established image in Turkish poetry and folk songs. Its Turkish explanation rests on the colour word, independently of similarly spelled feminine names in other languages.
How popular is Ela?
Official figures: TÜİK newborn name lists (2018–2025, the top 30 for Türkiye and each of the 81 provinces every year) and the most common names in the population.
- 2025 rank (girls)
- 18.
- Babies given the name in 2025
- 2,883
- Best rank
- 17.2020
- Trend (2018–2025)
- rising
Babies named Ela each year
Show as a table
| Year | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank | Babies | |
| 2018 | 22 | 2,956 |
| 2019 | 21 | 2,857 |
| 2020 | 17 | 3,110 |
| 2021 | 17 | 3,155 |
| 2022 | 18 | 3,020 |
| 2023 | 23 | 2,521 |
| 2024 | 27 | 2,410 |
| 2025 | 18 | 2,883 |
Where is Ela in the top 30?
80 provinces · the latest year each province listed it
Double names with Ela
Double names counted as one name in TÜİK newborn lists (all years and provinces combined).
Source: TurkStat (TÜİK), Address-Based Population Registration System. The lists cover the top 30 names per year, sex and province; no official counts are published for less common names. All statistics →
Why is Ela popular?
Ela combines a hazel-eye meaning with a short, open-vowel sound. It stayed in the top thirty throughout the period and rebounded in the latest year.
Origin of the name Ela
Ela comes from the Turkish word for hazel eye colour. It is understood as a Turkish colour term related to ala, “variegated, mottled.”
Double names with Ela
Double-name ideas built from names in our dictionary, with the meaning of each name.
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Ela İdil
Meaning of each name
- Ela: hazel; a greenish-brown eye colour
- İdil: Turkish name of the Volga; an idyll
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Bircan Ela
Meaning of each name
- Bircan: one soul; a single cherished being
- Ela: hazel; a greenish-brown eye colour
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Ela Günnur
Meaning of each name
- Ela: hazel; a greenish-brown eye colour
- Günnur: daylight; radiance of the sun
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Nurgün Ela
Meaning of each name
- Nurgün: luminous day; bright day
- Ela: hazel; a greenish-brown eye colour
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Ela Ayçe
Meaning of each name
- Ela: hazel; a greenish-brown eye colour
- Ayçe: Moonlike, resembling the moon
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Özbek Ela
Meaning of each name
- Özbek: name associated with öz and bey elements
- Ela: hazel; a greenish-brown eye colour
Double names found in TÜİK’s newborn lists: Zeynep Ela, Ela Nur, Elif Ela, Emine Ela, Defne Ela, Gökçe Ela.
How to pronounce Ela
| Syllables | 2 · 3 letters · 3-letter girl names |
|---|---|
| IPA | /ela/ |
Is Ela a girl’s name?
Yes, Ela is used mostly as a girl’s name. See all girl names.
Ela appears in TÜİK’s most-used name lists; among babies born in 2025 it ranked #18 (2,883 babies). See the statistics section above (Source: TurkStat, ADNKS).
Spellings and similar names
Spellings covered by this page: Elâ
Names that sound like Ela
Names with related meanings
- Gökçe♀Sky-blue
- İnci♀Pearl
- İpek♀Silk
- Aysima♀Moonlike face
- Ayşegül♀A combination of Ayşe and rose
- Ahsen♀More beautiful
- Hümeyra♀Rosy, lightly reddish in complexion
- Elanur♀Compound evoking hazel colour and light
- Gülce♀Rose-like
- Eda♀Graceful manner, charming bearing
- Züleyha♀Heroine of the Yusuf and Züleyha story
- Aymira♀Moon and wondrous beauty
Famous people named Ela
- Ela Naz Özdemir · b. 2006
- Ela Rümeysa Cebeci · b. 1988
- Elâ Yörüklü · b. 1998
- Ela-May Demircan · b. 2006
- Elâ Aydın
- Elâ Cömert
- Elâ Erdem
- Elâ Eroğlu
- Elâ Kadıoğlu
- Ela Nur Gokchol · b. 2007
- Ela Tarakçı
- Elâ Uçar · b. 2003
FAQ about the name Ela
What is the meaning of Ela?
Ela means “hazel; a greenish-brown eye colour”. Ela comes from the Turkish word for hazel eye colour. It is understood as a Turkish colour term related to ala, “variegated, mottled.”
Is Ela a girl’s name?
Yes, Ela is used mostly as a girl’s name.
Is Ela in the Quran?
No. Neither the name Ela nor its source word occurs in the Quran.
What is the origin of the name Ela?
Ela is of Turkish origin.
How many syllables does Ela have?
Ela has 2 syllables and 3 letters.
How popular is the name Ela?
Ela appears in TÜİK’s most-used name lists; among babies born in 2025 it ranked #18 (2,883 babies). See the statistics section above (Source: TurkStat, ADNKS).
What are other spellings of Ela?
Other spellings: Elâ.
What names go well with Ela?
Some ideas: Ela İdil; Bircan Ela; Ela Günnur.
Famous people named Ela?
Notable people named Ela include Ela Naz Özdemir, Ela Rümeysa Cebeci, Elâ Yörüklü.
Sources and method
Meanings and origins draw on language sources and name dictionaries; popularity figures come from TÜİK’s address-based population register, and notable people from Wikidata.
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