Elayne Girl
How popular is Elayne?
#3,711 girl name in 2025
40 baby girls were named Elayne in the US in 2025, making it the 3711th most popular girl name.
Elayne popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #3,711 for girls (▼ 72 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 40 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+67% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,456 in 2015, #4,077 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1946 (104 girls) |
| Highest rank | #731 in 1924 |
| First recorded | 1912 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Elayne counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Elaine family of names ranked #245 for girls in 2025 (#258 the year before), with 1,372 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Elaine | 1,007 | 73% |
| Ellen | 230 | 17% |
| Elin | 53 | 4% |
| Elayne | 40 | 3% |
| Eline | 14 | 1% |
| Ellyn | 7 | 1% |
| Elen | 8 | 1% |
| Elene | 13 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Elayne is most popular
Babies named Elayne per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Ohio: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (13 girls)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 girls)
Elayne by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 128 | #1,423 |
| 1920s | 761 | #731 |
| 1930s | 531 | #784 |
| 1940s | 740 | #809 |
| 1950s | 538 | #1,134 |
| 1960s | 306 | #1,788 |
| 1970s | 145 | #3,175 |
| 1980s | 141 | #3,740 |
| 1990s | 197 | #3,501 |
| 2000s | 175 | #4,644 |
| 2010s | 255 | #4,249 |
| 2020s | 197 | #3,639 |
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Questions
- Is Elayne a boy or girl name?
- Elayne is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Elayne were girls.
- How popular is the name Elayne?
- 40 baby girls were named Elayne in the US in 2025, making it the 3711th most popular girl name.
- When was Elayne most popular?
- Elayne peaked in 1946, when 104 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #731 in 1924.
- How many people are named Elayne?
- 4,114 babies have been named Elayne in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,431 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 62.
- Where is Elayne most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Elayne was most common in Ohio, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.