Girls' name · since 1915
Elane
806 babies named Elane in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1950. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,674 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 806
- born since 1915
- 1940s
- peak decade
806 girls have been named Elane since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elane has been recorded 806 times among girls since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2024.
- #8,674 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 806 born since 1915
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elane ranks #8,674 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 806 born since 1915, peaking in the 1940s.
- #8,674 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 806
- born since 1915
- 1940s
- peak decade
Elane's 806 recorded births place it above 88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Elane's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Elane's full recorded timeline at 1959, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1932, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1950 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Elane popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2024
- Peak year (1950)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Elane by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (150 births, 19% of the file).
1940s was Elane's strongest decade.
150 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Elane births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 28
1910s
28 births
- 1920s
1920s
83 births
- 1930s
1930s
84 births
- 1940s
1940s
150 births
- 1950s
1950s
150 births
- 1960s
1960s
114 births
- 1970s 56
1970s
56 births
- 1980s 44
1980s
44 births
- 1990s 39
1990s
39 births
- 2000s 42
2000s
42 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 150 births (19% of all-time use).
How Elane 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 Elane's total volume
Elane by state
Where Elane concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
5 of 806 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Elane's data
- Elane's decade-level peak was the 1940s (150 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Elanes (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Elane: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1950)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1915–2024 (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 Elane 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.