Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Elaine

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Elaine
Creator: Social Security Administration

Resurgent Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1947

Peak rank proxy

7,058

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Boomer

1880Peak 19472024

Peak year

1947

Decline from peak

88.1%

2024

843

All-time

261,872

Elaine is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1947, when 7,058 girls were named Elaine.

In 2024, only 843 girls were given the name.

All told, about 261,872 Americans have been named Elaine and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationBoomer

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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