Elaina

Meaning: To shine, burn, or glow
Origin: Variant of Elaine · From Proto-Indo-European root swel- (from Old French/Welsh (disputed))

Girl's name · #267 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Elaina is near its high-water mark: it reached #250 in 2020 and still ranked #267 in 2025. About 32,000 girls have carried it since 1941.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 47 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#415 in New Zealand (2025) · #438 in N. Ireland (2025) · #862 in Scotland (2025) · #956 in England & Wales (2025) · #965 in Ireland (2025) · #470 in Canada (2024).

Famous Elainas

Elaina Oden — American volleyball player
Elaina Balouris Tabb — American athletics competitor
Elaina Maxwell — American Mixed Martial Artist
Elaina Marie Tuttle — Behavioral geneticist and biology professor

In stories & tradition

Elaina — Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina (novel series)

Similar names: Elaine · Octavia · Elise · Alaina · Brynlee · Fiona

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