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 first appears in 1918 and peaked in 1947 (11 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | #15,957 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | #15,845 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | #15,982 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | #16,560 |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 | #16,882 |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | #15,111 |
| 1994 | 5 | — | #14,089 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | #13,926 |
| 1990 | 7 | — | #10,536 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | #11,247 |
| 1982 | 6 | — | #9,548 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | #10,870 |
| 1968 | 6 | — | #6,458 |
| 1967 | 7 | — | #5,631 |
| 1966 | 6 | — | #6,003 |
| 1965 | 10 | — | #4,279 |
| 1964 | 8 | — | #5,140 |
| 1963 | 10 | — | #4,341 |
| 1962 | 6 | — | #6,065 |
| 1961 | 5 | — | #6,831 |
| 1960 | 8 | — | #4,880 |
| 1959 | 7 | — | #5,182 |
| 1958 | 6 | — | #5,606 |
| 1957 | 8 | — | #4,641 |
| 1956 | 7 | — | #4,969 |
| 1955 | 8 | — | #4,489 |
| 1954 | 11 | — | #3,554 |
| 1953 | 5 | — | #5,911 |
| 1952 | 6 | — | #5,081 |
| 1949 | 5 | — | #5,465 |
| 1948 | 6 | — | #4,824 |
| 1947 | 11 | — | #3,311 |
| 1946 | 6 | — | #4,581 |
| 1945 | 7 | — | #3,766 |
| 1944 | 5 | — | #4,756 |
| 1940 | 7 | — | #3,600 |
| 1929 | 10 | — | #2,986 |
| 1924 | 5 | — | #5,288 |
| 1919 | 5 | — | #5,012 |
| 1918 | 5 | — | #5,033 |