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Girl name

Elaina

/ɪˈleɪnə/ · 100% girls · #267 in the US for girls, 2025

Elaina has been given to about 32,220 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2024, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ɪˈleɪnə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 31,733
Median age today14 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Elaina per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2024 · 1,256
  • Born in 20251,176
  • All time32,220
  • England & Wales, 2025#967 · 37

How popular is Elaina?

Elaina ranks 267th among American girls in 2025, with 1,176 born that year. Its best year was 2024, when 1,256 babies were given the name, ranking 254th. The typical living American called Elaina is about 14 years old today. It is relatively most common in Maine, where it accounts for 0.10% of births.

Names that sound like Elaina

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Elayna0.93
  2. Alaina0.84
  3. Elana0.84
  4. Elina0.84
  5. Alayna0.77
  6. Elaine0.74
  7. Melvina0.75
  8. Delfina0.75

Middle names for Elaina

Ranked by flow score
  1. Elaina Rose0.89
  2. Elaina Louise0.89
  3. Elaina June0.88
  4. Elaina Pearl0.88
  5. Elaina Quinn0.88
  6. Elaina Nell0.88

Sibling names for Elaina

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Maliasister · 0.99
  2. Holdenbrother · 0.99
  3. Liasister · 0.99
  4. Leonelbrother · 0.99
  5. Haveneither · 0.98
  6. Cruzbrother · 0.98

Where Elaina is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Maine0.10%
  2. North Dakota0.10%
  3. West Virginia0.10%
  4. Missouri0.09%
  5. Kansas0.09%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Elaina White0.84
  2. Elaina Reyes0.84
  3. Elaina Nguyen0.84
  4. Elaina Moore0.84
  5. Elaina Lee0.84
  6. Elaina Hill0.84

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Elaina

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Elaina across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.