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Elaine name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Elaine ranks #305 in female records (1,007 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#305 · 1,007 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count increased by 158 female records (849 to 1,007); rank moved from #368 to #305.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count increased by 360 female records (647 to 1,007); rank moved from #486 to #305.
2025 male rank and count
No published 2025 observation. A missing observation is not zero.
Peak year in available data
2025: 1,007 female records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Elaine becoming more popular?

Elaine's reported female count increased by 158 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #368 to #305. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

The 2025 file has no published male observation for Elaine. That is not a count of zero.

Elaine in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for ElaineFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.1,0070201620252016: 498 female records2017: 507 female records2018: 470 female records2019: 545 female records2020: 583 female records2021: 647 female records2022: 685 female records2023: 808 female records2024: 849 female records2025: 1,007 female records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20251,007305——
2024849368——
2023808381——
2022685464——
2021647486——
2020583519——
2019545563——
2018470636——
2017507591——
2016498604——

Questions about Elaine’s popularity

How common is Elaine in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Elaine ranks #305 in female records (1,007 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Elaine?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Elaine only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

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