Total births
51
Girls' name · since 1993
Elainey
51 babies named Elainey in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10616
- among girls today
- 51
- born since 1993
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 40%
- more common than other girls
51 babies have been named Elainey since 1993, making it today's #10616 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Elainey recorded 51 times among girls since 1993, holding rank #10616 nationally today, ahead of 40% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #10616 among girls today
- 51 born since 1993
- 2020s peak decade
- 40% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Elainey is currently the #10616 girls' name in America, more common than 40% of girls - 51 born since 1993, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10616
- among girls today
- 51
- born since 1993
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 40%
- more common than other girls
Elainey vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#10616
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 40% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
29% of everyone ever named Elainey was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
9 babies were named Elainey in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Elainey compares
51 15th percentile among 17,726 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
Elainey's all-time total is 87% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elainey | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 51 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 48 | 19,840 |
Elainey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elainey's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elainey at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#10,616
Active since
1993
Elainey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Elainey by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Elainey's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Elainey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
14 births
- 2000s
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
12 births
- 2020s
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 15 births (29% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Elainey? ▼
Elainey has been given to 51 babies in the U.S. since 1993, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #10616 as of the latest data. 9 babies were born in 2024, its single highest year.
When was Elainey most popular? ▼
Elainey was most popular in the 2020s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Elainey been used? ▼
Elainey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 33 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Elainey? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elaine, Elaina, Elana, Elayna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Elainey
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Elayna Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1993–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Elainey: #10616 Girls' Name - 51 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/elainey. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Elainey 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 June 2026.