Girl · Greek (modern spelling)
Elaina
Say it: eh-LAY-nuh
Meaning
A modern spelling of Elena or Elaine, forms of Helen, from Greek Helene, whose meaning is uncertain.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Used in the US from the 1970s.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 26,191 babies given this name since 1941
- At its height in 2020, about 1 in 1,300 girls
- 1,198 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Elena, Elaine
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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