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Ellah

Quick answerThe name 'Ellah' is a variant of 'Ella' or 'Elah', meaning "goddess" or "light" from Germanic roots, or "oak tree" from Old English, and also appears as a feminine form of the Hebrew 'Elah' meaning "terebinth tree" or "God".

Germanic/Hebrew · Girl · 2 syllables

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Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderGirl
US Rank#4,687
TrendStable
Peak year2010
Syllables2
OriginGermanic/Hebrew
LanguageEnglish/Hebrew
CultureWestern/Jewish
ReligionJudaism
Letters5
Numerology2 Chaldean 8
Global rank#808

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Ellah

The name 'Ellah' is a variant of 'Ella' or 'Elah', meaning "goddess" or "light" from Germanic roots, or "oak tree" from Old English, and also appears as a feminine form of the Hebrew 'Elah' meaning "terebinth tree" or "God".

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Etymology

The name 'Ellah' is a variant of 'Ella' or 'Elah', meaning "goddess" or "light" from Germanic roots, or "oak tree" from Old English, and also appears as a feminine form of the Hebrew 'Elah' meaning "terebinth tree" or "God". It is used in English-speaking cultures, sometimes as a modern spelling variant, and in Jewish contexts as a reference to the Hebrew word for God (Elah), though it lacks notable historical prominence.

Ellah currently ranks #4,687 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2010.

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