Elayne
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- eh-LAYN
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #3,711 for girls
Elayne is a girls' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,711th for girls in the US (40 babies).
What does Elayne mean?
Greek: spelling of Elaine, an Old French form of Helen
Elaine is the name of several women in Arthurian legend, including Elaine of Astolat, who died for love of Lancelot.
Is Elayne a girl's or a boy's name?
Elayne is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 40 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Elayne in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,711th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 40 about 1 in 40,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 40 girls in the US were named Elayne, making it the 3,711th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,077th. Its busiest year was 1946, with 104 girls. It first appears in the records in 1912.
Half of all the girls named Elayne in the US since 1880 were born between 1931 and 1976, the years shaded on the chart below.
Elayne in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40 | #3,711 |
| 2024 | 42 | #3,639 |
| 2023 | 21 | #5,747 |
| 2022 | 31 | #4,470 |
| 2021 | 29 | #4,603 |
| 2020 | 34 | #4,077 |
| 2019 | 27 | #4,908 |
| 2018 | 26 | #5,003 |
| 2017 | 29 | #4,693 |
| 2016 | 34 | #4,249 |
| 2015 | 24 | #5,456 |
| 2014 | 21 | #5,991 |
| 2013 | 29 | #4,753 |
| 2012 | 31 | #4,599 |
| 2011 | 22 | #5,932 |
| 2010 | 12 | #9,227 |
| 2009 | 19 | #6,808 |
| 2008 | 19 | #6,796 |
| 2007 | 24 | #5,706 |
| 2006 | 18 | #6,838 |
| 2005 | 12 | #8,878 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 15 | #7,039 |
| 2001 | 17 | #6,317 |
| 2000 | 25 | #4,644 |
| 1999 | 14 | #6,830 |
| 1998 | 20 | #5,119 |
| 1997 | 21 | #4,815 |
| 1996 | 23 | #4,448 |
| 1995 | 17 | #5,434 |
| 1994 | 12 | #7,091 |
| 1993 | 31 | #3,501 |
| 1992 | 29 | #3,674 |
| 1991 | 13 | #6,582 |
| 1990 | 17 | #5,281 |
| 1989 | 13 | #6,154 |
| 1988 | 17 | #4,835 |
| 1987 | 23 | #3,740 |
| 1986 | 13 | #5,456 |
| 1985 | 10 | #6,455 |
| 1984 | 11 | #5,898 |
| 1983 | 10 | #6,210 |
| 1982 | 14 | #4,943 |
| 1981 | 14 | #4,962 |
| 1980 | 16 | #4,516 |
| 1979 | 12 | #5,426 |
| 1978 | 16 | #4,242 |
| 1977 | 24 | #3,175 |
| 1976 | 18 | #3,677 |
| 1975 | 12 | #4,852 |
| 1974 | 13 | #4,458 |
| 1973 | 10 | #5,189 |
| 1972 | 6 | #7,290 |
| 1971 | 17 | #3,650 |
| 1970 | 17 | #3,576 |
| 1969 | 17 | #3,317 |
| 1968 | 24 | #2,538 |
| 1967 | 23 | #2,558 |
| 1966 | 23 | #2,518 |
| 1965 | 37 | #1,887 |
| 1964 | 31 | #2,150 |
| 1963 | 34 | #2,014 |
| 1962 | 40 | #1,806 |
| 1961 | 37 | #1,892 |
| 1960 | 40 | #1,788 |
| 1959 | 45 | #1,616 |
| 1958 | 49 | #1,526 |
| 1957 | 49 | #1,530 |
| 1956 | 44 | #1,597 |
| 1955 | 52 | #1,382 |
| 1954 | 69 | #1,205 |
| 1953 | 50 | #1,372 |
| 1952 | 58 | #1,249 |
| 1951 | 56 | #1,238 |
| 1950 | 66 | #1,134 |
| 1949 | 80 | #1,004 |
| 1948 | 80 | #970 |
| 1947 | 98 | #891 |
| 1946 | 104 | #809 |
| 1945 | 82 | #830 |
| 1944 | 67 | #945 |
| 1943 | 67 | #965 |
| 1942 | 64 | #979 |
| 1941 | 58 | #961 |
| 1940 | 40 | #1,150 |
| 1939 | 32 | #1,308 |
| 1938 | 42 | #1,111 |
| 1937 | 49 | #1,002 |
| 1936 | 50 | #968 |
| 1935 | 49 | #984 |
| 1934 | 54 | #938 |
| 1933 | 52 | #947 |
| 1932 | 63 | #875 |
| 1931 | 74 | #784 |
| 1930 | 66 | #889 |
| 1929 | 61 | #915 |
| 1928 | 56 | #994 |
| 1927 | 84 | #792 |
| 1926 | 82 | #800 |
| 1925 | 100 | #736 |
| 1924 | 102 | #731 |
| 1923 | 77 | #836 |
| 1922 | 70 | #872 |
| 1921 | 79 | #828 |
| 1920 | 50 | #1,048 |
| 1919 | 30 | #1,423 |
| 1918 | 20 | #1,887 |
| 1917 | 26 | #1,470 |
| 1916 | 22 | #1,630 |
| 1915 | 14 | #2,142 |
| 1914 | 6 | #3,187 |
| 1913 | 5 | #3,185 |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,977 |
Names like Elayne
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Elaine, Maxine, Colette, June, Charlotte, Eloise, Eileen, Elouise, Daphne, Iris, Evangeline, Irene
Names related to Elayne
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Elayne: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/elayne, updated 20 October 2026.