Names / Girl names
Elaine
Current rank
#305
and rising
All-time peak
#42
in 1938
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
263,500
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #42 in 1938 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Shining light. It makes its debut in American naming data in 1880. It currently ranks #305 and is trending upward. Its strongest year was 1938, at #42 nationally. More than 263,500 children have been given the name overall.