Elain
Al Ain is a city in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and the seat of the administrative division of the Al Ain Region. The city is bordered to the east by the Omani town of Al-Buraimi. Al Ain is the largest inland city in the Emirates, the fourth-largest city, and the second-largest in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
Meaning & Origin of Elain
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Al Ain is a city in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and the seat of the administrative division of the Al Ain Region. The city is bordered to the east by the Omani town of Al-Buraimi. Al Ain is the largest inland city in the Emirates, the fourth-largest city, and the second-largest in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
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The Story of Elain
Elain first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1918, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1947, when 11 Elains were born — ranking #3,240 that year. As of 2026, Elain ranks #15,243 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 260 Elains have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Elain
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- Mohammed bin Musallam bin Ham al-Ameri
- Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
- Mohamed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
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About the name Elain
Elain is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 260 births in the dataset. Elain's peak popularity came in 1947 when it ranked #3,240. Use the chart and map above to compare Elain's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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