Elaine
4 countries#304 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Elaine was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
263,543 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #304 · peaked in 1947 with 7,072 births
Most common in: New York, Pennsylvania, California, Illinois, Massachusetts
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
4,073 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #632 · peaked in 1975 with 423 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
France
324 births recorded 1917–2022 · currently #5992 · peaked in 1992 with 20 births
Most common in: Charente-Maritime, Moselle, Bas-Rhin
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
16 births recorded 1997–2003 · peaked in 1998 with 7 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Elaine’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #718 | — |
| 2007 | #720 | ↓2 |
| 2008 | #742 | ↓22 |
| 2009 | #766 | ↓24 |
| 2010 | #797 | ↓31 |
| 2011 | #699 | ↑98 |
| 2012 | #702 | ↓3 |
| 2013 | #752 | ↓50 |
| 2014 | #650 | ↑102 |
| 2015 | #674 | ↓24 |
| 2016 | #604 | ↑70 |
| 2017 | #590 | ↑14 |
| 2018 | #636 | ↓46 |
| 2019 | #563 | ↑73 |
| 2020 | #519 | ↑44 |
| 2021 | #486 | ↑33 |
| 2022 | #463 | ↑23 |
| 2023 | #381 | ↑82 |
| 2024 | #368 | ↑13 |
| 2025 | #304 | ↑64 |
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