Globally, Elâ (Еля 
, Elâ 
) is a rare predominantly girly, but very infrequently male first name. The first name Elâ is characteristic of Moldova, where it is quite a rare feminine name, Ukraine, where it is a rare primarily feminine, but very seldom masculine name, and Kazakhstan, where it is a rare girly name. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Eastern Europe, particularly Ukraine, Russia, and Moldova. Much less frequently, Elâ is the last name as well as the forename.