Elayne
Elayne is a female given name of French origin, which means "light". The name is a variant of Elaine, Elaina, and Helen.
Meaning & Origin of Elayne
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Elayne is a female given name of French origin, which means "light". The name is a variant of Elaine, Elaina, and Helen.
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The Story of Elayne
Elayne first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1912, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1946, when 104 Elaynes were born — ranking #809 that year. As of 2026, Elayne ranks #4,022 for baby girls with 36 births, gradually rising (+14%). In total, more than 4K Elaynes 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 Elayne
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- Elayne Angel , American professional body piercer
- Elayne Arrington , American mathematician and engineer
- Elayne Boosler (born 1952), American comedian
- Elayne Brenzinger (born 1951), Canadian politician
- Elayne Cortois , Belgian beauty queen
- Elayne Rapping (1938–2016), American writer
- Elayne Reiss-Weimann (born 1933), American teacher and writer
- Elayne Jones (1928–2022), first Black principal player in a major American orchestra
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Names that sound like Elayne
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About the name Elayne
Elayne is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Elayne's peak popularity came in 1946 when it ranked #731. Use the chart and map above to compare Elayne'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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