Feminine dossier · first seen 1912

Elayne

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

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1946

Peak rank proxy

104

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Boomer

1912Peak 19462024

Peak year

1946

Decline from peak

59.6%

2024

All-time

4,074

Elayne has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1946, when 104 girls were named Elayne.

In 2024, only 42 girls were given the name.

Down 59.6% from its peak.

All told, about 4,074 Americans have been named Elayne and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1912.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationBoomer

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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