Elaine
#304 for girls in 2025, 1,007 births · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #6,941
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1938 · 4,835 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 36 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 262,890since 1880
Elaine over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #304 | 1,007 | — | |
| 2024 | #368 | 849 | — | |
| 2023 | #381 | 808 | — | |
| 2022 | #463 | 685 | — | |
| 2021 | #486 | 647 | — | |
| 2020 | #519 | 583 | — | |
| 2019 | #563 | 545 | — | |
| 2018 | #636 | 470 | — | |
| 2017 | #590 | 507 | — | |
| 2016 | #604 | 498 | — | |
| 2015 | #674 | 423 | — | |
| 2014 | #650 | 439 | — | |
| 2013 | #752 | 360 | — | |
| 2012 | #702 | 400 | — | |
| 2011 | #699 | 399 | — | |
| 2010 | #797 | 343 | — | |
| 2009 | #766 | 371 | — | |
| 2008 | #742 | 399 | — | |
| 2007 | #720 | 406 | — | |
| 2006 | #718 | 393 | — | |
| 2005 | #606 | 469 | — | |
| 2004 | #662 | 413 | — | |
| 2003 | #629 | 427 | — | |
| 2002 | #637 | 399 | — | |
| 2001 | #614 | 408 | — | |
| 2000 | #576 | 453 | — | |
| 1999 | #544 | 462 | — | |
| 1998 | #523 | 481 | — | |
| 1997 | #526 | 452 | — | |
| 1996 | #470 | 531 | — | |
| 1995 | #467 | 541 | — | |
| 1994 | #447 | 567 | — | |
| 1993 | #444 | 562 | — | |
| 1992 | #421 | 603 | — | |
| 1991 | #418 | 610 | — | |
| 1990 | #409 | 632 | — | |
| 1989 | #376 | 673 | #6,941 | 6 |
| 1988 | #350 | 707 | #5,200 | 8 |
| 1987 | #355 | 669 | — | |
| 1986 | #358 | 664 | — | |
| 1985 | #360 | 655 | #6,523 | 5 |
| 1984 | #371 | 617 | — | |
| 1983 | #293 | 795 | #5,484 | 6 |
| 1982 | #313 | 777 | #5,003 | 7 |
| 1981 | #309 | 784 | — | |
| 1980 | #313 | 771 | #5,525 | 6 |
| 1979 | #306 | 782 | #6,056 | 5 |
| 1978 | #310 | 757 | #5,772 | 5 |
| 1977 | #274 | 864 | — | |
| 1976 | #292 | 782 | — | |
| 1975 | #282 | 860 | #4,797 | 6 |
| 1974 | #267 | 950 | — | |
| 1973 | #253 | 994 | — | |
| 1972 | #252 | 1,066 | #4,986 | 5 |
| 1971 | #233 | 1,287 | — | |
| 1970 | #217 | 1,437 | #3,282 | 9 |
| 1969 | #191 | 1,683 | — | |
| 1968 | #189 | 1,705 | — | |
| 1967 | #182 | 1,777 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1966 | #166 | 2,059 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1965 | #149 | 2,498 | #2,366 | 12 |
| 1964 | #142 | 2,826 | #2,409 | 12 |
| 1963 | #134 | 3,121 | #4,048 | 5 |
| 1962 | #125 | 3,614 | #2,673 | 10 |
| 1961 | #118 | 3,868 | #1,876 | 19 |
| 1960 | #112 | 4,315 | #2,871 | 9 |
| 1959 | #105 | 4,454 | #3,290 | 7 |
| 1958 | #101 | 4,743 | #2,818 | 9 |
| 1957 | #96 | 5,013 | #2,822 | 9 |
| 1956 | #89 | 5,310 | #2,969 | 8 |
| 1955 | #77 | 5,635 | #3,505 | 6 |
| 1954 | #74 | 5,825 | #3,452 | 6 |
| 1953 | #77 | 5,496 | #2,531 | 10 |
| 1952 | #73 | 5,650 | #2,153 | 13 |
| 1951 | #66 | 6,069 | #2,367 | 11 |
| 1950 | #60 | 6,037 | #2,580 | 9 |
| 1949 | #57 | 6,214 | #2,225 | 12 |
| 1948 | #53 | 6,403 | #2,608 | 9 |
| 1947 | #50 | 7,059 | #2,169 | 13 |
| 1946 | #47 | 6,803 | #2,030 | 13 |
| 1945 | #44 | 5,887 | #2,393 | 9 |
| 1944 | #46 | 5,629 | #1,574 | 19 |
| 1943 | #46 | 5,966 | #1,699 | 18 |
| 1942 | #45 | 5,986 | #1,629 | 19 |
| 1941 | #44 | 5,376 | #1,254 | 28 |
| 1940 | #50 | 4,782 | #1,802 | 15 |
| 1939 | #45 | 4,785 | #1,795 | 15 |
| 1938 | #42 | 4,835 | #1,521 | 20 |
| 1937 | #45 | 4,526 | #1,444 | 22 |
| 1936 | #50 | 4,259 | #1,801 | 15 |
| 1935 | #51 | 4,080 | #1,584 | 19 |
| 1934 | #54 | 3,900 | #2,022 | 13 |
| 1933 | #61 | 3,572 | #2,738 | 8 |
| 1932 | #68 | 3,575 | #1,777 | 17 |
| 1931 | #72 | 3,622 | #2,471 | 10 |
| 1930 | #69 | 3,954 | #3,289 | 7 |
| 1929 | #67 | 3,852 | #2,317 | 12 |
| 1928 | #68 | 4,004 | #1,902 | 17 |
| 1927 | #69 | 4,110 | #2,034 | 16 |
| 1926 | #68 | 4,004 | #2,074 | 15 |
| 1925 | #73 | 3,776 | #2,313 | 13 |
| 1924 | #73 | 3,802 | #3,505 | 7 |
| 1923 | #87 | 3,212 | #2,950 | 9 |
| 1922 | #102 | 2,792 | #3,872 | 6 |
| 1921 | #97 | 2,922 | #2,986 | 9 |
| 1920 | #107 | 2,433 | #3,489 | 7 |
| 1919 | #136 | 1,688 | — | |
| 1918 | #152 | 1,473 | #3,728 | 6 |
| 1917 | #160 | 1,281 | — | |
| 1916 | #161 | 1,236 | — | |
| 1915 | #155 | 1,212 | — | |
| 1914 | #221 | 568 | — | |
| 1913 | #238 | 411 | — | |
| 1912 | #252 | 313 | — | |
| 1911 | #273 | 199 | — | |
| 1910 | #278 | 195 | — | |
| 1909 | #309 | 139 | — | |
| 1908 | #313 | 129 | — | |
| 1907 | #343 | 103 | — | |
| 1906 | #376 | 82 | — | |
| 1905 | #380 | 79 | — | |
| 1904 | #428 | 57 | — | |
| 1903 | #435 | 53 | — | |
| 1902 | #454 | 48 | — | |
| 1901 | #452 | 43 | — | |
| 1900 | #478 | 50 | — | |
| 1899 | #593 | 27 | — | |
| 1898 | #597 | 29 | — | |
| 1897 | #537 | 30 | — | |
| 1896 | #467 | 38 | — | |
| 1895 | #685 | 21 | — | |
| 1894 | #664 | 20 | — | |
| 1893 | #571 | 24 | — | |
| 1892 | #590 | 22 | — | |
| 1891 | #669 | 16 | — | |
| 1890 | #791 | 12 | — | |
| 1889 | #950 | 8 | — | |
| 1888 | #1,036 | 7 | — | |
| 1887 | #1,036 | 6 | — | |
| 1886 | #1,108 | 5 | — | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | #1,024 | 5 | — | |
| 1883 | #920 | 5 | — | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | #836 | 5 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Elaine was already there! It came in at #836, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1886, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Elaine is popular in 1938
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Rhode Island#10 · 1 in 56
- Hawaii#13 · 1 in 78
- Connecticut#17 · 1 in 81
- Massachusetts#17 · 1 in 82
- Vermont#18 · 1 in 74
Best ever in a state: #10 in Rhode Island, 1938.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | #10 | 77 | 1 in 56 |
| Hawaii | #13 | 39 | 1 in 78 |
| Connecticut | #17 | 122 | 1 in 81 |
| Massachusetts | #17 | 342 | 1 in 82 |
| Vermont | #18 | 32 | 1 in 74 |
| New Jersey | #22 | 254 | 1 in 97 |
| New York | #22 | 732 | 1 in 117 |
| North Dakota | #26 | 53 | 1 in 99 |
| Minnesota | #27 | 192 | 1 in 109 |
| New Hampshire | #27 | 32 | 1 in 96 |
| Maine | #28 | 56 | 1 in 112 |
| Wisconsin | #29 | 214 | 1 in 112 |
| Montana | #31 | 30 | 1 in 130 |
| Michigan | #34 | 295 | 1 in 143 |
| Pennsylvania | #34 | 535 | 1 in 139 |
| Delaware | #35 | 13 | 1 in 117 |
| Nebraska | #35 | 69 | 1 in 131 |
| South Dakota | #36 | 35 | 1 in 131 |
| Utah | #36 | 38 | 1 in 126 |
| Idaho | #38 | 26 | 1 in 161 |
| Illinois | #41 | 320 | 1 in 173 |
| Maryland | #41 | 73 | 1 in 170 |
| Iowa | #45 | 97 | 1 in 195 |
| Wyoming | #47 | 11 | 1 in 143 |
| Ohio | #52 | 237 | 1 in 216 |
| Washington | #52 | 55 | 1 in 199 |
| California | #57 | 198 | 1 in 225 |
| District of Columbia | #61 | 21 | 1 in 238 |
| Louisiana | #66 | 85 | 1 in 261 |
| Kansas | #73 | 38 | 1 in 324 |
| Colorado | #82 | 28 | 1 in 317 |
| Oregon | #92 | 16 | 1 in 392 |
| Indiana | #93 | 58 | 1 in 449 |
| Missouri | #102 | 55 | 1 in 488 |
| Oklahoma | #130 | 32 | 1 in 635 |
| Arizona | #147 | 10 | 1 in 469 |
| West Virginia | #156 | 26 | 1 in 733 |
| Virginia | #162 | 29 | 1 in 822 |
| Mississippi | #171 | 30 | 1 in 752 |
| Florida | #173 | 19 | 1 in 714 |
| Kentucky | #185 | 30 | 1 in 941 |
| Georgia | #187 | 34 | 1 in 906 |
| South Carolina | #193 | 20 | 1 in 1,025 |
| North Carolina | #210 | 29 | 1 in 1,275 |
| Tennessee | #234 | 19 | 1 in 1,428 |
| Texas | #245 | 47 | 1 in 1,228 |
| Alabama | #259 | 18 | 1 in 1,629 |
| Arkansas | #327 | 8 | 1 in 2,339 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Elaine
- 64 spots since 2024 (#368 → #304)
- 215 spots since 2020 (#519 → #304)
- 370 spots since 2015 (#674 → #304)
- Biggest jump: 218 spots in 1896 (#685 → #467)
- Biggest drop: 112 spots in 2006 (#606 → #718)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1938 at #42 (4,835 births)
- Births halved by 1966, 28 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 36 yrs · run 1923–1957
- Top 1,000: 139 yrs · run 1889–2025
- Highest: 1 in 222 girls born in 1945 were named Elaine (0.45%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,596 girls born in 2025 (0.06%)
- Its best rank, #42 in 1938, was only 1 in 228 (0.44%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 22.9% of all girls named Elaine (60,105) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 41 | #836 (1880) | #987 |
| 1890s | 239 | #467 (1896) | #616 |
| 1900s | 783 | #309 (1909) | #397 |
| 1910s | 8,576 | #136 (1919) | #203 |
| 1920s | 34,907 | #67 (1929) | #81 |
| 1930s | 41,108 | #42 (1938) | #56 |
| 1940s | 60,105 | #44 (1945) | #48 |
| 1950s | 54,232 | #60 (1950) | #82 |
| 1960s | 27,466 | #112 (1960) | #151 |
| 1970s | 9,779 | #217 (1970) | #269 |
| 1980s | 7,112 | #293 (1983) | #340 |
| 1990s | 5,441 | #409 (1990) | #467 |
| 2000s | 4,138 | #576 (2000) | #667 |
| 2010s | 4,384 | #563 (2019) | #667 |
| 2020s | 4,579 | #304 (2025) | #420 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Elaine in 1938
Top girls' names in 1938
Top boys' names in 1938
More about 1938
girls
1,103,456 girls got a published name in 1938; 1 in 228 of them was named Elaine, which outranked 99.2% of the 4,995 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,109,147 boys got a published name in 1938; 1 in 55,457 of them was named Elaine, which outranked 62.3% of the 4,035 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,476Vernard21
- #1,476Vernice21
- #1,476Virgel21
- #1,521Elaine20
- #1,521Adelbert20
- #1,521Ardis20
- #1,521Arlene20
- #1,559Agapito19
- #1,559Alben19
- #1,559Alvah19
Tied with 37 names at #1,521; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.