US rank #11385 Girls' name Peak 2012 272 births

Elainna — #11385 US girls' name

272 babies named Elainna in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s372000s812010s1042020s45
#11385
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 36% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Elainna was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

18 babies were named Elainna in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elainna

The Social Security Administration has registered 272 babies named Elainna between 1987 and 2024, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Elainna currently holds the #11385 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elainna performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 104 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Elainna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Elainna in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elainna in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 272 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Elainna at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

272

Since 1987

38 years of records

Peak year

2012

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,385

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1987

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2024

Elainna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1987

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
18
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
05101520 202420202016201220082004200019931987 5

Elainna by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
104 births that decade — 38% of Elainna's all-time total
1980s51990s372000s812010s1042020s45

Elainna by state

Where Elainna concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Elainna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 2.2%
California share of Elainna's total US births 2.2%

6 of 272 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elainna?
272 babies have been named Elainna since 1987. It currently ranks #11385 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 18 births.
When was Elainna most popular?
Elainna was most popular in the 2010s decade with 104 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Elainna most popular?
The top states for the name Elainna are California (6 births).
How long has the name Elainna been used?
Elainna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 38 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Elainna?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1987–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.