How Many People Are Named Elainah?
An estimated 178 people in the United States have the first name Elainah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Elainah peaked in popularity in 2013 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Elainah 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 Elainah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
178
About 1 in 1,925,586 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2013
16 births
Total Registered
179
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Elainah
Elainah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 179 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Elainah as a female name
Ranked #10,526 in 2023
9 female births in 2023
Peak: 2013 (16 births)
Elainah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Elainah span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 113 babies were registered. While Elainah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Elainah by Decade
How has Elainah 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.
Elainah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Elainah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Elainah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Elainah?
We estimate approximately 178 people named Elainah 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 1,925,586 Americans share this first name.
Is Elainah a common name?
Elainah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 179 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Elainah most popular?
Elainah reached peak popularity in 2013, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Elainah is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Elainah a female name?
Elainah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Elainah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Elainah Smith, Elainah Johnson, Elainah 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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