How Many People Are Named Elaine?
people named Elaine are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,297 people in the US has this name
Based on 263,543 babies named Elaine in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
7,072 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an Old French form of HELEN. It appears in Arthurian legend; in Thomas Malory's 15th-century compilation 'Le Morte d'Arthur' Elaine was the daughter of Pelleas, the lover of Lancelot, and the mother of Galahad. It was not commonly used as an English given name until after the appearance of Tennyson's Arthurian epic 'Idylls of the King' (1859).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Elaine (99.8%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Elaine alive today is about 64 years old, and 72% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 57 and 78 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Elaine first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1947, to 7,072 babies. In 2025, 1,007 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Elaine never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #42, in 1938, and it was in the top 100 in 36 years between 1921 and 1957. In 2025 it ranked #305.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #305 |
| Best rank | #42 (1938) |
| Years in the top 100 | 36 (1921 to 1957) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #46 in the 1940s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Elaine alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Elaine were born in New York than in any other state: about 18,055 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Elaine was given 2.1 times as often in New Hampshire, 2.1 times in Rhode Island and 2 times in Massachusetts.
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