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In 2024, 843 girls in the United States were named Elaine, making it the 369th most popular girl's name that year.
It has climbed sharply, from 650th a decade earlier.
Its busiest year on record was 1947, with 7,071 births.
Records for Elaine go back to 1880, and 262,525 babies have been given the name since.
A French variation of Helen meaning "bright, shining light". Its Arthurian legend connections and flowing sound have a romantic quality.
Elaine is of French origin, described as classic in style.
In 2024 the name was recorded only for girls — 843 of them, with no births of the other sex frequent enough to appear in the data.
Each of these is a name in its own right in the 2024 US data, given to at least 100 babies that year.
Names of the same origin for a brother, most common first.
A French variation of Helen meaning "bright, shining light". Its Arthurian legend connections and flowing sound have a romantic quality.
Elaine is of French origin, and is usually described as classic in style.
In 2024, 843 girls in the United States were named Elaine, making it the 369th most popular girl's name that year.
In 2024 the name was recorded only for girls — 843 of them, with no births of the other sex frequent enough to appear in the data.
Ela is a shorter name in current US use that share the opening of Elaine.