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Elantra

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How to Pronounce Elantra

Pronounced ee-LAN-truh /iˈlæn.trə/Medium

Meaning: Elantra is an uncommon coined name of uncertain origin. Its brief American window coincides with the launch of the Hyundai Elantra automobile in 1990, and it also echoes fashionable name-sounds — the El- opening of Elena and the -antra/-andra of Alexandra. No older etymology is established.Low

In 30 seconds: Elantra is a coined name of uncertain origin (said ee-LAN-truh). Its short American window lines up with the launch of the Hyundai Elantra car around 1990.
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MeaningElantra is an uncommon coined name of uncertain origin. Its brief American window coincides with the launch of the Hyundai Elantra automobile in 1990, and it also echoes fashionable name-sounds — the El- opening of Elena and the -antra/-andra of Alexandra. No older etymology is established.
U.S. rank (1998)#8161 ↘ Falling
1998 U.S. births11 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1992
Total births (all-time)≈ 123

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 199219921998

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Elantra is a rare coinage with no settled etymology. Its appearance in the American record is closely tied in time to the Hyundai Elantra, a compact car introduced around 1990, which makes a product-name inspiration plausible. The sound also fits comfortably among fashionable names of the moment, echoing the El- of Elena and Ella and the flowing -antra of Alexandra, so some families may simply have liked the ring of it.

Elantra appears in the U.S. record only in the 1990s, with a faint peak in 1992 and no meaningful use before or after — a very short, self-contained arc. A girl named Elantra from that time is now around thirty. Its origin is genuinely uncertain and is flagged as such; it is best described honestly as a rare, likely product-influenced coinage rather than a name with traditional roots.

Did you know? The name's entire U.S. record falls in the 1990s, right after the Hyundai Elantra reached the market — a likely, if unusual, case of a car model becoming a rare baby name.
Overall data confidence 35%
References — Elantra — Coinage, origin uncertain; time-aligns with Hyundai Elantra (1990); flagged

Variations

ElantrahElandraElantria

Nicknames

ElaLanEllie

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Elantra mean?

Elantra is an uncommon coined name of uncertain origin, echoing the Hyundai Elantra car and fashionable El- name-sounds.

How do you pronounce Elantra?

It's said ee-LAN-truh /iˈlæn.trə/ — three syllables, stress on the second.

Is Elantra a boy or girl name?

Elantra is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Elantra?

Elantra has always been extremely rare in the U.S., a coined name confined to the nineteen-nineties.

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