How Many People Are Named Elaina?
An estimated 30,124 people in the United States have the first name Elaina. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Elaina peaked in popularity in 2024 with 1,252 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Elaina as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Elaina paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
30,124
About 1 in 11,378 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2024
1,252 births
Total Registered
31,035
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Elaina
Elaina is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 31,035 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Elaina as a female name
Ranked #254 in 2024
1,252 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (1,252 births)
Elaina: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Elaina span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 10,655 babies were registered. While Elaina is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Elaina by Decade
How has Elaina tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Elaina by State
Birth registrations for Elaina span all 49 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Rhode Island, Hawaii, Wyoming. On average, about 570 Elainas were registered per state.
Elaina + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Elaina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Elaina: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Elaina?
We estimate approximately 30,124 people named Elaina are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 11,378 Americans share this first name.
Is Elaina a common name?
Elaina is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 31,035 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Elaina most popular?
Elaina reached peak popularity in 2024, when 1,252 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Elaina is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Elaina a female name?
Elaina is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Elaina Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Elaina Smith, Elaina Johnson, Elaina Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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