Girls' name · since 1941
Elaina
Since 1941, U.S. Social Security records show 32,220 babies named Elaina, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #802 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #267 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 32,220
- born since 1941
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Elaina is the #267 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 32,220 recorded since 1941.
Elaina has 32,220 recorded births among girls since 1941, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #267 as of the latest data, more common than 98% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1941 to 2025.
- #802 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #267 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 32,220 born since 1941
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elaina ranks #802 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #267 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 32,220 born since 1941, peaking in the 2010s.
- #802 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #267 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 32,220
- born since 1941
- 2010s
- peak decade
Elaina's 32,220 recorded births place it above 98.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
49 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Elaina compares
32,220 Top 5% higher than 95% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Elaina's all-time total is 86x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elaina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 32,220 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,256 | 21 | 19,840 |
Elaina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Elaina splits its recorded history at 1983: 90% of all births land in the more recent half, 10% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1944 (13 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 1,256 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Elaina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 1,256
- Annual births at peak, across 85 years of records
Elaina by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (10,656 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Elaina's strongest decade.
10,656 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Elaina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 192
1940s
192 births
- 1950s 388
1950s
388 births
- 1960s 954
1960s
954 births
- 1970s 1,172
1970s
1,172 births
- 1980s 2,002
1980s
2,002 births
- 1990s 3,222
1990s
3,222 births
- 2000s
2000s
6,420 births
- 2010s
2010s
10,656 births
- 2020s
2020s
7,214 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 10,656 births (33% of all-time use).
How Elaina compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Elaina's total volume
Elaina by state
Where Elaina concentrates geographically, total births since 1941
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,537 | 7.9% |
| #2 | California | | 2,520 | 7.8% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 1,814 | 5.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 1,765 | 5.5% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 1,427 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 1,367 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Florida | | 1,307 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 1,256 | 3.9% |
2,537 of 32,220 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.
Elaina appears in 49 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Elaina's data
- Elaina's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (10,656 total births) through the 2020s (7,214) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Elainas (2,537 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Elaina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~84 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1941–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Elaina draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.