Girls' name · peaked in 2024
Elaina name popularity since 1925
32,220 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Elaina. Half of them were born in 2012 or earlier, so the typical Elaina is about 14 years old in 2026. Elaina peaked in 2024 as the #254 name for girls, and it ranked #267 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 32,220
- Named Elaina, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #267
- for girls in 2025 (1,176 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 32,220 girls · 0 boys
- Most popular in
- Indiana
- 1.52× its national share
Peak year is the year Elaina made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Elaina births per year, 1925–2025
2024 was the biggest year for Elaina both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2009 and 2014, Elaina became 1.8× more common, from 1 in 2,760 baby girls to 1 in 1,550.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Elaina's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Elaina.
Decade by decade
Babies named Elaina in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 192 | #1,602 |
| 1950s | 388 | #1,854 |
| 1960s | 954 | #909 |
| 1970s | 1,172 | #1,302 |
| 1980s | 2,002 | #849 |
| 1990s | 3,222 | #638 |
| 2000s | 6,420 | #439 |
| 2010s | 10,656 | #292 |
| 2020–25 | 7,214 | #267 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
47.3% of babies named Elaina from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Elaina is most popular
The index compares Elaina's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Elaina.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 1.52× | 1,058 |
| Washington | 1.50× | 738 |
| Arizona | 1.47× | 562 |
| Missouri | 1.44× | 922 |
| Ohio | 1.34× | 1,814 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Elaina and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Elaina (this page) | 32,220 | 2024 |
| Eliana | 76,104 | 2025 |
| Elana | 8,909 | 2004 |
| Elina | 6,087 | 2024 |
| Elayna | 5,251 | 2014 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Elaina's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Elaina.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Elaina (2024).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data