Elain

ih-LAYN /ᵻˈleɪn/
girl 2 syllables fading

Elain is a very rare variant of Ellen that peaked in 1947 and has grown less common since.

Elain is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2024. Elain was first reported in SSA data in 1918 and peaked in 1947 (11 births).

About the name Elain

Pronunciationih-LAYN /ᵻˈleɪn/
11peak births 1947
1918first in SSA data

Names similar to Elain

How popular is Elain?

Girls named Elain
19181920194019601980200020202024
Girls named Elain per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1918–2024 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2024) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Elain total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
202455#15,957
202355#15,845
202255#15,982
201755#16,560
200455#16,882
199955#15,111
19945—#14,089
19925—#13,926
19907—#10,536
19896—#11,247
19826—#9,548
19815—#10,870
19686—#6,458
19677—#5,631
19666—#6,003
196510—#4,279
19648—#5,140
196310—#4,341
19626—#6,065
19615—#6,831
19608—#4,880
19597—#5,182
19586—#5,606
19578—#4,641
19567—#4,969
19558—#4,489
195411—#3,554
19535—#5,911
19526—#5,081
19495—#5,465
19486—#4,824
194711—#3,311
19466—#4,581
19457—#3,766
19445—#4,756
19407—#3,600
192910—#2,986
19245—#5,288
19195—#5,012
19185—#5,033