Elaina
Elena is a popular female given name of Greek origin. The name means "shining light". Nicknames of the name Elena are Lena, Lennie, Ella, Ellie, Nellie, or Nena.
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Meaning & Origin of Elaina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Elena is a popular female given name of Greek origin. The name means "shining light". Nicknames of the name Elena are Lena, Lennie, Ella, Ellie, Nellie, or Nena.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Elaina
Elaina first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1941, with 15 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 1,252 Elainas were born — ranking #254 that year. As of 2026, Elaina ranks #262 for baby girls with 1,228 births, holding steady (+2%). In total, more than 33K Elainas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Elaina
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About the name Elaina
Elaina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1941 and has accumulated 33K births in the dataset. Elaina's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #250. Use the chart and map above to compare Elaina'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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